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Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danieli, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Luisa Villa, Mario Carlin, Plinio Clabassi, Enrico Campi

Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan

Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman, and with some keenly intelligent singing too from Gedda...

Penguin Guide, 2010 edition3 out of 4 stars

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danieli, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Luisa Villa, Mario Carlin, Plinio Clabassi, Enrico Campi

Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan

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Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman, and with some keenly intelligent singing too from Gedda...

Penguin Guide, 2010 edition3 out of 4 stars

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Work length2:19:06
Act I: E soffitto...e pareti (Pinkerton, Goro, Suzuki, Sharpless)
Track length6:26
Act I: Dovunque al mondo (Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro)
Track length4:37
Act I: Amore o grillo (Pinkerton, Sharpless, Chorus, Goro)
Track length3:33
Act I: Quanto cielo! Quanto mar!...Ancora un passo or via (Chorus, Butterfly)
Track length3:11
Act I: Gran ventura (Butterfly, Chorus, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro)
Track length3:43
Act I: L’Imperial Commissario (Goro, Pinkerton, Chorus, Butterfly, Cousin, Mother, Yakuside, Aunt, Sharpless)
Track length2:29
Act I: Vieni, amor mio! (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Goro)
Track length4:39
Act I: Tutti zitti! (Goro, Imperial Commissioner, Chorus, Sharpless, Registrar, Pinkerton)
Track length3:56
Act I: Cio-Cio-San! Cio-Cio-San! (The Bonze, Chorus, Butterfly, Goro, Pinkerton)
Track length2:47
Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere (Pinkerton, Chorus, Butterfly, Suzuki)
Track length1:56
Act I: Viene la sera (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki)
Track length3:21
Act I: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia (Pinkerton, Butterfly)
Track length3:38
Act I: Vogliateme bene, un bene piccolino (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
Track length7:29
Act II Part 1: E Izaghi ed Izanami (Suzuki, Butterfly)
Track length7:16
Act II Part 1: Un bel dì vedremo (Butterfly)
Track length4:37
Act II Part 1: C’e. Entrate (Goro, Sharpless, Butterfly)
Track length4:13
Act II Part 1: Yamadori...(Butterfly, Yamadori, Sharpless, Goro)
Track length5:06
Act II Part 1: Ora a noi (Sharpless, Butterfly)
Track length3:26
Act II Part 1: Due cose potrei far (Butterfly, Sharpless)
Track length2:31
Act II Part 1: E questo? E questo? (Butterfly, Sharpless)
Track length2:24
Act II Part 1: Che tua madre dovra (Butterfly, Sharpless)
Track length5:18
Act II Part 1: Vespa! Rospo maledetto! (Suzuki, Butterfly, Goro)
Track length2:00
Act II Part 1: Una nave da guerra...(Suzuki, Butterfly)
Track length2:31
Act II Part 1: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio, "Flower Duet" (Butterfly, Suzuki)
Track length5:27
Act II Part 1: Or vienmi ad adornar (Butterfly, Suzuki)
Track length5:01
Act II Part 1: "Humming Chorus" (Chorus)
Track length3:06
Act II Part 2: Oh eh! Oh eh! (Chorus)
Track length7:30
Act II Part 2: Gia il sole! (Suzuki, Butterfly, Sharpless, Pinkerton)
Track length4:52
Act II Part 2: Io so che alle sue pene (Sharpless, Pinkerton, Suzuki)
Track length4:04
Act II Part 2: Addio, fiorito asil (Pinkerton, Sharpless, Kate, Suzuki)
Track length3:03
Act II Part 2: Suzuki! Suzuki! (Butterfly, Suzuki, Sharpless, Kate)
Track length6:39
Act II Part 2: Come una mosca prigioniera (Suzuki, Butterfly)
Track length3:36
Act II Part 2: Tu! Tu! Tu! (Butterfly)
Track length3:31
Act II Part 2: Butterfly! Butterfly! Butterfly! (Pinkerton)
Track length1:10

Awards and reviews

2010 edition

Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman, and with some keenly intelligent singing too from Gedda as Pinkerton this is a set which has a special compulsion
3 out of 4 stars
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