This is a partial discography of Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), an opera by Giacomo Puccini. The original version of the opera premiered on February 17, 1904, at La Scala in Milan.
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast (Cio-Cio San, Pinkerton, Suzuki, Sharpless) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Ottavia Giordano, Santo Santonocito, Ginevra Amato, Adolfo Pacini |
Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
LP: Società Nazionale del Grammofono Cat: S 5410-5434 |
| 1929 | Rosetta Pampanini, Alessandro Granda, Conchita Velasquez, Gino Vanelli |
Lorenzo Molajoli Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
LP: Columbia Cat: D 14530-43 CD: Arkadia Cat: 78041 |
| 1929-30 | Margaret Burke Sheridan, Lionello Cecil, Ida Mannarini, Vittorio Weinberg |
Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
LP: HMV Cat: S 10190-205 CD: Romophone Cat: 89001-2 Arkadia, Cat: 78030 |
| 1939 | Toti Dal Monte, Beniamino Gigli, Vittoria Palombini, Mario Basiola |
Oliviero De Fabritiis Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus |
LP: HMV DB 3859-3874 CD: EMI CHS Cat: 7 69990-2 |
| 1948 | Eleanor Steber, Jan Peerce, Suzanne Carré, Richard Bonelli |
Eugene Ormandy Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and chorus |
CD: VAI Cat: VAIA 1220 |
| 1949 | Eleanor Steber, Richard Tucker, Jean Madeira, Giuseppe Valdengo |
Max Rudolf Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
LP: Columbia Records Cat: 13011D -13026D CD: Sony Cat: MH2K 62765 |
| 1951 | Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Nell Rankin, Giovanni Inghilleri |
Alberto Erede Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus |
LP: Decca Cat: LXT 2638-2640 CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.110254-55 |
| 1953 | Clara Petrella, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Mafalda Masini, Giuseppe Taddei |
Angelo Questa RAI National Symphony Orchestra and chorus |
LP: Cetra Cat: OLPC1248/1-3 CD: Warner-Fonit Cat: 0927-43551-2 |
| 1954 | Victoria de los Ángeles, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Anna Maria Canali, Tito Gobbi |
Gianandrea Gavazzeni Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus |
LP: HMV cat: ALP 1215-1217 CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111291-92 |
| 1955 | Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danieli, Mario Borriello |
Herbert von Karajan Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
LP: Columbia Cat: 33CX 1296-1298 CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111026-27 |
| 1956 | Dorothy Kirsten, Daniele Barioni, Mildred Miller, Clifford Harvuot |
Dimitri Mitropoulos Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
LP: Metropolitan Opera Record Club Cat: MO 722 CD: Living Stage Cat: LS 1038 |
| 1957 | Anna Moffo, Cesare Valletti, Rosalind Elias, Renato Cesari |
Erich Leinsdorf Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus |
LP: RCA Victrola Cat: VICS 6100 CD: RCA Victor Cat: 4145-2 |
| 1958 | Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Enzo Sordello |
Tullio Serafin Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus |
LP: Decca Cat: LXT 5468-5470 CD: Decca Cat: 470 577-2 |
| 1959 | Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni |
Gabriele Santini Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus |
LP: HMV Cat: ALP 1795-1797 CD: EMI Classics Cat: 414446-5 |
| 1962 | Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, Philip Maero |
Erich Leinsdorf RCA Italiana Orchestra and chorus |
LP: RCA Victor Cat: LSC 6160 CD: RCA Victor Cat: 09026 68884-2 1964 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording |
| 1966 | Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Anna di Stasio, Rolando Panerai |
John Barbirolli Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus |
LP: HMV Cat: SAN 184-186 CD: EMI Classics Cat: 3.67720-2 |
| 1974 | Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna State Opera chorus |
CD: Decca Cat: 417 577-2 |
| 1976 | Montserrat Caballé, Bernabé Martí, Silvana Mazzieri, Franco Bordoni |
Armando Gatto Gran Teatre del Liceu orchestra and chorus |
LP: Decca Cat: D68DR 3 |
| 1977 | Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Gillian Knight, Ingvar Wixell |
Lorin Maazel Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
CD: Sony Classical Cat: SM2K 91135 |
| 1987 | Mirella Freni, José Carreras, Teresa Berganza, Juan Pons |
Giuseppe Sinopoli Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 423 567-1 CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423 567-2 |
| 1991 | Miriam Gauci, Yordy Ramiro, Nelly Boschkowá, Georg Tichy |
Alexander Rahbari Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic chorus |
CD: Naxos Cat: 8.660015-16 |
| 1997 | Svetlana Katchour, Bruce Rankin, Fredrika Brillemburg, Heikki Kilpelainen |
Günter Neuhold Bremer Philharmoniker Staatsorchester Bremer Theater chorus (Original 1904 version) |
CD: Naxos Cat: 8.660078-79 |
| 2008 | Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Enkelejda Shkosa, Fabio Capitanucci |
Antonio Pappano Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 2641872 |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast (Cio-Cio San, Pinkerton, Suzuki, Sharpless) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra (Production details) |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Anna Moffo, Renato Cioni, Miti Truccato Pace, Afro Poli |
Oliviero De Fabritiis, RAI Milano orchestra and chorus |
DVD: VAI Cat: VAI 4284 |
| 1974 | Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns |
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera chorus (Film directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle) |
Blu-ray/DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 5131/073 4037 |
| 1986 | Yasuko Hayashi, Peter Dvorský, Hak-Nam Kim, Giorgio Zancanaro |
Lorin Maazel, Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
DVD: Arthaus Cat: 100 110 |
| 2004 | Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Rossana Rinaldi, Juan Pons |
Plácido Domingo, Festival Puccini at Torre del Lago Città Lirica orchestra and chorus |
DVD/CD: Dynamic Cat: 33457 Cat: CDS 599 |
| 2009 | Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak, Dwayne Croft |
Patrick Summers, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recorded live, 7 March 2009; production: Anthony Minghella) |
Streaming HD video: Met Opera on Demand DVD: Sony Classical Cat: 88697-80662-9 |
| 2009 | Raffaella Angeletti, Massimiliano Pisapia, Annunziata Vestri, Claudio Sgura |
Daniele Callegari, Sferisterio Opera Festival (Recorded live, 24 July – 2 August 2009; stage director, set and costume designer: Pier Luigi Pizzi) |
Blu ray/DVD: C Major |
| 2012 | Alexia Voulgaridou, Teodor Ilincai, Cristina Damian, Lauri Vasar |
Alexander Joel, Hamburg Philharmonic, Hamburg State Opera Chorus (Recorded live, November 2012; stage director: Vincent Boussard) |
Blu ray/DVD: ArtHaus Musik |
| 2016 | Maria José Siri, Bryan Hymel, Annalisa Stroppa, Carlos Álvarez |
Riccardo Chailly, Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (1904 version, recorded live, 2016) |
Blu ray/DVD: Decca Cat: 100 110 |
| 2017 | Ermonela Jaho, Marcelo Puente, Elizabeth DeShong, Scott Hendricks |
Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Recorded live, 30 March 2017; stage directors: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier) |
Blu ray/DVD: Opus Arte |
| 2018 | Olga Busuioc, Joshua Guerrero, Elizabeth DeShong, Michael Sumuel |
Omer Meir Wellber, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus (Recorded live, 21 June 2018, Glyndebourne Festival; designer: Nicky Shaw) |
Blu ray/DVD: Opus Arte |
| 2022 | Maria Agresta, Joshua Guerrero, Christine Rice, Carlos Álvarez |
Nicola Luisotti, Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Recorded live, 27 September 2022; stage directors: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier) |
HD video: ROH Stream |
References
Notes
- ^ Recordings of Madama Butterfly on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.
- “Madama Butterfly review – Domingo, Festival Puccini 2004”. classicstoday.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020
- Madama Butterfly (7 March 2009), Met Opera on Demand.
- “Summers, Madama Butterfly review – The Met 2011”. classical.net. Retrieved 7 January 2020
- 2009 Sferisterio Opera Festival video: Blu-ray, OCLC 759381518, 937825436; DVD, OCLC 751308228.
- David Patrick Stearns, Review of 2012 Hamburg video, Gramophone, August 2014, pp. 90–91.
- 2016 La Scala video: Blu-ray, OCLC 1126667132; DVD, OCLC 1201548199.
- 2017 ROH video: Blu-ray, OCLC 1100422986; DVD, OCLC 1082520521.
- Nicky Shaw website.
- 2018 Glyndebourne video: Blu-ray, OCLC 1196034294; DVD, OCLC 1108766563.
- Madama Butterfly (2022), Royal Opera House Stream
Sources
- Blyth, Alan, ed. Opera on Record. Hutchinson & Co., London. 1979.
- Gruber, Paul, ed. The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera. W.W. Norton & Co., New York. 1993.
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