Madama Butterfly

9.5

Genre: Music
Run time: 145 min
Premiere: 1974. September 14.

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Writer: David Belasco Luigi Illica Giuseppe Giacosa
Starring: Mirella Freni Plácido Domingo Robert Kerns Christa Ludwig

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.