Film · 1974

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Name: Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Genre: Music, History
Released: 1974-09-14

145 min · Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Music History

9.52
ratings

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Madama Butterfly is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire for companies around the world, ranking 7th in the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.