There are 130 recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini on file

Order by year

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1 Abell David - 199?(SE) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

2 Abel Yves - 2000(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

3 Adler Kurt Herbert - 1961(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

4 Adler Kurt Herbert - 1974(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

5 Ahronovitch Yuri - 2001(LI) - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*

6 Alberth Rudolf - 1954(RA) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

7 Annovazzi Napoleone - 1961?(SE) - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Hamburg*

8 Annovazzi Napoleone - 196?(SE) - Pro Musica-Symphonie-Orchester Hamburg*

9 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1947(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

10 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1950(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

11 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1951(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

12 Arena Maurizio - 1983(LI) - Verona Arena**

13 Balkwill Bryan - 1959(LI) - Covent Garden*

14 Balkwill Bryan - 1960(SE) - Sadler's Wells Opera*

15 Barbirolli John - 1966(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

16 Basile Arturo - 1967(RA) - RAI Torino*

17 Baudo Serge - 1973(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

18 Bellezza Vincenzo - 1956[SE] - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

19 Bellini Gabriele - 1982(STU) - Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra*

20 Bender Heinrich - 1979?(LI) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*

21 Bron Onissim - 1953?(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*

22 Calderon Pedro Ignacio - 1964(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

23 Campori Angelo - 1997(LI) - Arena di Verona*

24 Cellini Renato - 1960(LI) - New Orleans Opera*

25 Cimara Pietro - 1946(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

26 Cleva Fausto - 1953(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

27 Cleva Fausto - 1962(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

28 Conlon James - 1994(FI) - Orchestre de Paris***

29 DeMain John - 2001(LI) - Cincinnati Opera*

30 Domingo Plácido - 2004(LC) - Città Lirica***

31 Erede Alberto - 1951(STU) - Santa Cecilia*

32 Ermler Mark - 1972(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*

33 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1939(STU) - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma*

34 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1956(FI) - RAI Milano***

35 Ferraris Franco - 1965(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

36 Franci Carlo - 1971(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

37 Fulton Thomas - 1981(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

38 Gardelli Lamberto - 1968(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

39 Gatto Armando - 1976(STU) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

40 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1954(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

41 Ghiglia Erasmo - 1961?(SE) - Orchestre*

42 Ghione Franco - 1958(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

43 Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - 1981(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*

44 Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - 1985(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera**

45 Goossens Eugene - 1924(STU) - Royal Albert Hall Orchestra*

46 Guadagno Anton - 1969(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

47 Guadagno Anton - 1970(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

48 Hartemann Jean-Claude - 1961?(SE) - Orchestre*

49 Herbert Walter - 1954(LI) - New Orleans Opera*

50 Hollreiser Heinrich - 1951(SE) - Münchner Philharmoniker*

51 Karajan Herbert von - 1955(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

52 Karajan Herbert von - 1974(FI) - Wiener Philharmoniker**

53 Karajan Herbert von - 1974(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

54 Karp Richard - 1967(LC) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

55 Kempe Rudolf - 1957(LI) - Covent Garden*

56 Klobucar Berislav - 1960(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

57 Klobucar Berislav - 1961(SE) - Berliner Symphoniker*

58 Klobucar Berislav - 1972(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

59 Kraus Richard - 1957(SE) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

60 Leinsdorf Erich - 1957(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

61 Leinsdorf Erich - 1958(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

62 Leinsdorf Erich - 1962(STU) - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra*

63 Leitner Ferdinand - 1961(STU) - Württemburgisches Staatstheater*

64 Loibner Wilhelm - 1951(STU) - Austrian Symphony Orchestra*

65 Maazel Lorin - 1977?(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

66 Maazel Lorin - 1986(LI) - Teatro alla Scala**

67 Mansurov Fuat - 198?(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*

68 Matakiev Metodi - 2003(LI) - Teatro Lirico d'Europa*

69 Menet Pierre - 19??(SE) - Orchestre*

70 Mitropoulos Dimitri - 1956(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

71 Mitropoulos Dimitri - 1956(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

72 Mitropoulos Dimitri - 1958(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

73 Mitropoulos Dimitri - 1960(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

74 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1929(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

75 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1968(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

76 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1970(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

77 Morelli Giuseppe - 1973(LE) - New York City Opera*

78 Morelli Giuseppe - 1977(LI) - New York City Opera*

79 Moresco Carlo - 1971(LI) - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

80 Neuhold Günter - 1997 - Bremer Philharmoniker Staatsorchester*

81 Notev Giorgio - 1994(LI) - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*

82 NOT KNOWN - 1909(SE) - Orchestra*

83 NOT KNOWN - 1921(STU) - Orchestra*

84 Oren Daniel - 2004(LC) - Arena di Verona**

85 Ormandy Eugene - 1948(LI) - Holywood Bowl Orchestra*

86 Papi Gennaro - 1939(LE) - San Francisco Opera*

87 Papi Gennaro - 1941(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

88 Pappano Antonio - 2003(LI) - Covent Garden***

89 Patanè Franco - 1967(LI) - New York City Opera*

90 Patanè Giuseppe - 196?(SE) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

91 Patanè Giuseppe - 1972(RA) - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

92 Patanè Giuseppe - 1980(STU) - Hungarian State Opera*

93 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1934(RE) - Orchestra*

94 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1940(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

95 Pérez Busquier Gerard - 1985(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

96 Popescu Paul - 1979(STU) - Rumanian State Philharmonic Orchestra*

97 Questa Angelo - 1953(RA) - RAI Torino*

98 Questa Angelo - 1958(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

99 Rahbari Alexander - 1991(STU) - Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra*

100 Raichev Rouslan - 1987(STU) - Sofia National Opera*

101 Rápalo Ugo - 1969(STU) - Orchestra Filarmonica di Napoli*

102 Rescigno Joseph - 1995(LI) - Dallas Civic Opera*

103 Rescigno Nicola - 1961(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

104 Rescigno Nicola - 1964(LI) - Dallas Civic Opera*

105 Rivoli Gianfranco - 1968(RA) - Orquesta de la Radiotelevisión Española*

106 Rizzi Carlo - 2002(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

107 Rosekrans Charles - 1995?(STU) - Hungarian State Opera*

108 Rother - Gerhard Steeger - Paul Strauss Artur - 194?(SCE) - Orchester des Berliner Rundfunks - Orchester des Deutschen Opernhaus Berlin - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin*

109 Rudolf Max - 1949(STU) - Metropolitan Opera Association*

110 Sabajno Carlo - 1929-30(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

111 Santi Nello - 1966(STU) - Wiener Symphoniker*

112 Santi Nello - 1973(Act 1;LE) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

113 Santi Nello - 1976(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

114 Santini Gabriele - 1959(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

115 Schick George - 1965(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

116 Schick George - 1966(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

117 Schick George - 1969(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

118 Schröder Kurt - 1949(RA) - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*

119 Schüchter Wilhelm - 1953(SE) - Orchester*

120 Serafin Tullio - 1958(STU) - Santa Cecilia*

121 Sinopoli Giuseppe - 1987(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

122 Sodero Cesare - 1947(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

123 Summers Patrick - 1997(LI) - Opera Australia*

124 Varviso Silvio - 1995(LI) - Opéra des Flandres**

125 Vaszy Viktor - 1960(SE) - Hungarian State Opera*

126 Veltri Michelangelo - 1975(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

127 Waart Edo De - 2003(LI) - Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest**

128 Weissmann Frieder - 1946(SE) - RCA Victor Orchestra*

129 Woitach Richard - 1976(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

130 Wolff Albert - 1957(STU) - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor David Abell - 199?(SE)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - CHORUS

Cio Cio San - Claire Rutter

Pinkerton - Paul Charles Clarke

Sharpless - Stephen Gadd

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Compact Disc - Tring TRP (+La Bohème - excerpts)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2002 p.80 [MEO]

Opera Now - March/April 2002 p.99 [GH]

Classic CD - October 1997 p.83 [MSR]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Yves Abel - 2000(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Cio Cio San - Cheryl Barker

Pinkerton - Paul Charles Clarke

Sharpless - Gregory Yurisich

Suzuki - Jean Rigby

Kate Pinkerton - Ann Taylor

Goro - Stuart Kale

Il principe Yamadori - D'Arcy Bleiker

Lo zio Bonzo - Clive Bayley

Il commissario imperiale - Roland Wood

Yakusidè - Simon Birchall

L'ufficiale del Registro - Frances Brett

La madre di Cio Cio San - Anne Sheridian Jinks

La zia - Paula Bott

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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 3070 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 2002 pp.63-64 [SFV]

Fanfare - Vol.25 No.4 March/April 2002 pp.154-155 [JM]

BBC Music Magazine - February 2002 p.72 [GH]

International Record Review - January 2002 p.75 [MT]

American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.147 [RVL]

Comments:- Recorded in the Blackheath Halls, London (13-17 December 2000). The CDs issued by Chandos are reviewed by Christopher Howell on «Classical Music Web»:- ####http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classicrev

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Cio Cio San - Leontyne Price

Pinkerton - Sándor Kónya

Sharpless - Vladimir Ruzdiak

Suzuki - Mildred Miller

Kate Pinkerton - Margot Blum

Goro - Howard Fried

Il principe Yamadori - Raymond Nilsson

Lo zio Bonzo - Joshua Hecht

Il commissario imperiale - Donald Drain

L'ufficiale del Registro - Colin Harvey

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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- In-house recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (21 or 28 September 1961). The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advetised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - José Carreras

Sharpless - Julian Patrick

Suzuki - Judith Forst

Kate Pinkerton - Gwendolyn Jones

Goro - Joseph Frank

Il principe Yamadori - Lawrence Cooper

Lo zio Bonzo - Philip Booth

Il commissario imperiale - John Miller

L'ufficiale del Registro - Colin Harvey

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Myto 2 MCD 013 248 {2CDS} (2001)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 pp.186-187 [GJ]

American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.151-152 [MM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.96 [JS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (18 October 1974). In the review in FANFARE of the CDs issued by Myto the date (quoting Myto? ) is incorrectly given as «June 18 1974». According the «The San Francisco Opera - 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield there was no performance given by the San Francisco Opera on that day, but Madama Butterfly was performed with the above cast on 18 October 1974 (the date given by the Mike Richter CD-ROM)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Cio Cio San - Chiho Oiwa

Pinkerton - José Ferrero

Sharpless - Giuseppe Garra

Suzuki - Tea Demurishvilli

Kate Pinkerton - Liesi Odenweller

Goro - Enrico Cossutta

Il principe Yamadori - Giovanni Maini

Lo zio Bonzo - Armando Caforio

Il commissario imperiale - Luciano Graziosi

Yakusidè - Luca Favaron

L'ufficiale del Registro - Franco Zanette

La madre di Cio Cio San - Valeria Arrivo

La zia - Marta Codognola

La cugina - Emanuela Conti

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD (2002)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palafenice (23 February 2001). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2001 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.244. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Rudolf Alberth - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Cio Cio San - Elisabeth Lindermeier

Pinkerton - Richard Holm

Sharpless - Marcel Cordes

Suzuki - Herta Töpper

Kate Pinkerton - Dagmar Naaff

Goro - Karl Ostertag

Il principe Yamadori - Adolf Keil

Lo zio Bonzo - Max Proebstl

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0148 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance. This is listed in Bayerischer Rundfunk's «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen - Sängerinnen - Buchstabe R-Z» (entry B 3415)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Hamburg

Chorus - Nuovo Teatro di Milano

Cio Cio San - Bruna Rizzoli

Pinkerton - Giuseppe Savio

Sharpless - Walter Monachesi

Suzuki - Jolanda di Tasso

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Black Disc - Musica et Litera MEL 8001 {1LP}; Saga XID 5172 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Tuxedo Music TUXCD 1047 {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.67 [EG]

Comments:- The LP issued by Musica et Litera is advertized in the «Bieleflder Katalog» 1/1963 S.223

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 196?(SE)

Orchestra - Pro Musica-Symphonie-Orchester Hamburg

Chorus - Teatro Nuovo di Milano

Cio Cio San - Edith Lang

Pinkerton - John Maloy

Sharpless - John Modenos

Suzuki - Ingrid Schwerin

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Black Disc; - CBS 51 093 {1LP} (Germany) (1966)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fono Forum - September 1966 S.455 (mention)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese

Pinkerton - James Melton

Sharpless - John Brownlee

Suzuki - Thelma Altman

Kate Pinkerton - Irene Jordan

Goro - Alessio De Paolis

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Melchiorre Luise

Il commissario imperiale - John Baker

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1512

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1947). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is also stated «Missing openings Acts 1,2. Poor to Fair copy».

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese

Pinkerton - James Melton

Sharpless - John Brownlee

Suzuki - Thelma Altman

Kate Pinkerton - Anne Bollinger

Goro - Alessio De Paolis

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Melchiorre Luise

Il commissario imperiale - John Baker

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 767 (& 505)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.466-467. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Cio Cio San - Irma Gonzales

Pinkerton - Mario Del Monaco

Sharpless - Carlo Morelli

Suzuki - Oralia Domínguez

Goro - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4058

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (29 May 1951).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Verona Arena

Chorus - Verona Arena

Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska

Pinkerton - Nazzareno Antinori

Sharpless - Lorenzo Saccomani

Suzuki - Eleonora Jankovic

Kate Pinkerton - Marisa Zotti

Goro - Mario Ferrara

Il principe Yamadori - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Lo zio Bonzo - Gianni Brunelli

Il commissario imperiale - Carlo Meliciani

Yakusidè - Bruno Grella

L'ufficiale del Registro - Bruno Tessari

La madre di Cio Cio San - Lina Rossi

La zia - Anna Lia Bazzani

La cugina - Sandra Zamuner

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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision/NVC Arts 4509 99220-2 (2001)ª; Kultur D 2103 (USA) (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 2007 (PAL); NVC Arts 4509 99220-3 (PAL)

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.131 [JBS]; September 2001 p.103 [MEO]

Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.95 (mention) [RF]

Opera News - April 2004 pp.90-91 [IS]

Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.90 [MSR]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [DMGR]

L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.64 [EE]

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (July 1983; see OPERA Festival Issue 1983 p.112)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Cio Cio San - Sena Jurinac

Pinkerton - Charles Craig

Sharpless - Jess Walters

Suzuki - Josephine Veasey

Kate Pinkerton - Margreta Elkins

Goro - David Tree

Il principe Yamadori - David Allen

Lo zio Bonzo - Joseph Rouleau

Il commissario imperiale - Ronald Firmager

L'ufficiale del Registro - Keith Raggett

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1717

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1719

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (13 January 1959). The performance on 19 January 1959 was broadcast by the BBC Home Service with Rhydderich Davies singing the role of Lo zio Bonzo. See Radio Times Issue dated January 11-17 1959 p.26. The recording issued by Omega is stated to be of this performance. See their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1960(SE)

Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera

Cio Cio San - Marie Collier

Pinkerton - Charles Craig

Sharpless - Gwyn Griffiths

Suzuki - Ann Robson

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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1334 {1LP} (1960)ª;; HMV CSD 1290 {1LP} (1960)ª;;; *EMI «Music for Pleasure» MFP 6036 {1LP}; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7030 {1LP} ; Angel 35902 {1LP} (1961)ª;; Angel S 35902 {1LP} (1961)ª

Compact Cassette - HMV TA-CLP 1334; HMV «Greensleeve» TC-ESD 7030

Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CDCFP 4600 {1CD} EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 009-2 {1CD} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1960 p.534 [PHW]; June 1960 p.31 [AP]; March 1972 p.1590; April 1977 p.1594 [AB]

Opera - August 1960 p.570

Records and Recordings - May 1960 p.23 [FGB]

American Record Guide - June 1961 Vol.27 No.10 p.803, p.806 [CJL]

High Fidelity Magazine - July 1961 Vol.11 No.7 p.54 [CLO]

International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]

Comments:- A recording of the following excerpts in English: Opening into duet Pinkerton - Sharpless; Love duet, Act 1; One fine day; Telescope duet into Flower duet; Trio, Act 2 and Pinkerton's Farewell; Death scene.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Rolando Panerai

Suzuki - Anna Di Stasio

Kate Pinkerton - Silvana Padoan

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Giuseppe Morresi

Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Montarsolo

Il commissario imperiale - Mario Rinaudo

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» SAN 184-186 {3LPS} (1967)ª; HMV SLS 100081-3 {3LPS} (1983)ª; EMI EX 290839-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel SCL 3702 {3LPS}; Angel AVB 34068 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV SLS 100081-9 (1983)ª;; EMI 290839-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69654-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 8852 {2CDS} (2002)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3.67720-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1967 p.146 p.170; January 1968 p.366; June 1983 p.76 [EG]; January 1984 pp.861-862 [JBS]; June 1987 p.101 [EG]; May 1989 p. [MEO]; January 2003 p.81 [AB]

Opera - November 1967 pp.927-928 [AB]; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.20 [MK]

Opera News - October 14 1967 p.30

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.159 [BR]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.196-197 [JC]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.138-139 [FEP]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

Classic CD - January 1995 p.48

American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.168-169 [JPM]

International Record Review - May 2007 p.27 [JTH]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.83-84 [LB]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1967(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Renato Cioni

Sharpless - Alberto Rinaldi

Suzuki - Franca Mattiucci

Kate Pinkerton - Luciana Palombi

Goro - Franco Ricciardi

Il principe Yamadori - Silvio Maionica

Lo zio Bonzo - Vito Susca

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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 043 003 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1150 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7017 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 September 1967

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Leontyne Price

Pinkerton - Stuart Burrows

Sharpless - Robert Goodloe

Suzuki - Nedda Casei

Kate Pinkerton - Carlotta Ordassy

Goro - Robert Schmorr

Il principe Yamadori - Russell Christopher

Lo zio Bonzo - Clifford Harvuot

Il commissario imperiale - Gene Boucher

L'ufficiale del Registro - Fawayne Murphy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1328

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 September 1973). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is described as an «Excellent in-house recording».

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1956[SE]

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese

Pinkerton - Jan Peerce

Sharpless - Renato Capecchi

Suzuki - Anna Maria Rota

Goro - Fernando Delle Fornaci

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 2054 {1LP} (USA); RCA A12R 0255

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.70 [JCMc]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Bellini - 1982(STU)

Orchestra - Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Bulgarian National Chorus

Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska

Pinkerton - Nazzareno Antinori

Sharpless - Nelson Portella

Suzuki - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)

Kate Pinkerton - Rossitsa Troeva-Mircheva

Goro - Roumen Doikov

Il principe Yamadori - Verter Vrachovski

Lo zio Bonzo - Kosta Dinkov

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Black Disc - Balktanton BOA 11093/95; Frequenz 3 DAB; Frequenz CAB 2

Compact Disc; - Arts 47161-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.338

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59

American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.180

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.70 (mention)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [PN]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Heinrich Bender - 1979?(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Cio Cio San - Gwyneth Jones

Pinkerton - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Sharpless - Raimund Grumbach

Suzuki - Gudrun Wewezow

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2796-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (January 1979?). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008. I have been unable to confirm the details of this recording.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Russian

Conductor Onissim Bron - 1953?(STU)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Cio Cio San - Elisabeta Shumskaya

Pinkerton - Ivan Kozlovsky

Sharpless - Piotr Selivanov

Suzuki - Eugenia Gribova

Kate Pinkerton - Tamara Parfenenko

Goro - Beniamin Shevtsov

Il principe Yamadori - Yuri Filin

Lo zio Bonzo - Ivan Skobtsov

Il commissario imperiale - D. Bedrosian

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 0675/82 {4LPS}; Melodiya D 07923/8 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 50076 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Gala GL 100.775 (+Pagliacci - excerpts - Lisitsian) {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Pedro Ignacio Calderon - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - George Shirley

Sharpless - Angel Mattiello

Suzuki - Isabel Casey

Kate Pinkerton - Africa De Retes

Goro - Italo Pasini

Il principe Yamadori - Héctor Barbieri

Lo zio Bonzo - Juan Zanin

Il commissario imperiale - José Crea

L'ufficiale del Registro - P. Grande

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10335-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (15 May 1964; see OPERA July 1964 p.461). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1997(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska

Pinkerton - Keith Olsen

Sharpless - Franco Vassallo

Suzuki - Francesca Franci

Kate Pinkerton - Bernadette Lucarini

Goro - Mario Bolognesi

Il principe Yamadori - Fernando Luis Ciuffo

Lo zio Bonzo - Marco Pauluzzo

Il commissario imperiale - Silvio Tullio Falzoni

L'ufficiale del Registro - Dario Benini

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08413

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (9 July 1997). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '97 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.309. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Cio Cio San - Dorothy Kirsten

Pinkerton - Daniele Barioni

Sharpless - Richard Torigi

Suzuki - Rosalind Nadel

Kate Pinkerton - Eileen Ireland

Goro - Thomas Carter

Il principe Yamadori - Arthur Cosenza

Lo zio Bonzo - Rodney Hall

Il commissario imperiale - Harold Crane

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Compact Disc - Video Artists International VAIA 1054-2 {2CDS}

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 1995 p.44

Orpheus - März 1995 S.61

Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65

American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (March 1960). The cast also includes Thomas Carter, Arthur Cosenza, Harold Crane, Rodney Hall

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese

Pinkerton - James Melton

Sharpless - John Brownlee

Suzuki - Lucielle Browning

Kate Pinkerton - Maxine Stellman

Goro - Alessio De Paolis

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins

Il commissario imperiale - John Baker

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123535 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1946). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese

Pinkerton - Eugene Conley

Sharpless - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Suzuki - Margaret Roggero

Kate Pinkerton - Laura Castellano

Goro - Alessio De Paolis

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins

Il commissario imperiale - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 696

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Gabriella Tucci

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Clifford Harvuot

Suzuki - Helen Vanni

Kate Pinkerton - Mary Mackenzie

Goro - Andrea Velis

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins

Il commissario imperiale - Roald Reitan

L'ufficiale del Registro - Kurt Kessler

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1612 {2CDRS}; Myto 2 MCD 045 302 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.82 [PN]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1962). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1994(FI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France

Cio Cio San - Ying Huang

Pinkerton - Richard Troxell

Sharpless - Richard Cowan

Suzuki - Ning Liang

Kate Pinkerton - Constance Hauman

Goro - Jing-Ma Fan

Il principe Yamadori - Christopheren Nomura

Lo zio Bonzo - Edmund Zelotes Toliver

Il commissario imperiale - Edmund Zelotes Toliver

Yakusidè - Richard Tromc

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Compact Disc; - Sony Classical S2K 69258 {2CDS} (1995)ª

Laser Disc; - Sony Classical LD 246 73 (1997)ª

DVD (Video) - Columbia Tristar CDR 24673 (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1997 p.98 (audio); August 2002 p.89, p.91 (DVD) [MEO]

Opera - June 1997 p.745 (audio)

Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.89 (mention); March/April 1998 p.95 (video) [AM]

Opera News - August 1996 p.45 (audio)

Fanfare - Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.291 (audio)

Orpheus - Dezember 1996 S.51 (audio)

Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.58 (audio); mars 1998 No.222 p.53 (video) [SS]

Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65(audio); No.437 mai 1997 p.112 (video)

BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.13: March 1997 p.62 (audio)

American Record Guide - September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.183 (audio)

Stereophile - December 1996 (Vol.19 No.12) p.251 (audio)

Classic CD - February 1997 p.66 (audio)

Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.6: No.87 janvier 1996 p.51 (audio)

Le Monde de la Musique - No.196 février 1996 p.89 (audio)

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.60 (audio)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.65(audio)

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.92 (audio)

Comments:- A video recording (and soundtrack) of a film directed by Frédérick Mitterrand (see LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE, No.192, October 1995 p.54 and the supplement to DIAPASON No.420 novembre 1995)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor John DeMain - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Opera

Chorus - Cincinatti Opera

Cio Cio San - Chen Sue

Pinkerton - Marcus Haddock

Sharpless - Ashley Holland

Suzuki - Zheng Cao

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 5881 {2CDRS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Music Hall, Cincinnati (June 2001).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Plácido Domingo - 2004(LC)

Orchestra - Città Lirica

Chorus - Città Lirica

Cio Cio San - Daniela Dessi

Pinkerton - Fabio Armiliato

Sharpless - Juan (Joan) Pons

Suzuki - Rossana Rinaldi

Kate Pinkerton - Maria Cioppi

Goro - Luca Casalin

Il principe Yamadori - Marco Camastra

Lo zio Bonzo - Riccardo Zanellato

Il commissario imperiale - Marco Camastra

Yakusidè - Salvatore Ferrari

L'ufficiale del Registro - Stefano La Colla

La madre di Cio Cio San - Sandra Mellace

La zia - Alessandra Meozzi

La cugina - Elena Borin

Il Bambino - Raul Fruzza

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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 599 {2CDS} (2008)ª

DVD (Video) - Dynamic 33457 (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 2005 pp.64-65 (DVD) [EM]

Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.69-S.70 (DVD) [IW]

Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.94 (DVD) [PC]

Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.111 (DVD) [MP]

International Record Review - December 2004 pp.87-88 (DVD) [RL1]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.78 (DVD) [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.76 (DVD) [FGR]

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at Torre del Laggo (May 2004; see L'OPERA Anno XVIII No.184 giugno 2004 pp.36-37).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Cio Cio San - Renata Tebaldi

Pinkerton - Giuseppe Campora

Sharpless - Giovanni Inghilleri

Suzuki - Nell Rankin

Kate Pinkerton - Gianna Diozzi

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Melchiorre Luise

Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena

Il commissario imperiale - Michele Calvino

L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi Pizzeri

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2638-2640 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 59-61 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 528-530 {3LPS} (1967)ª; London LLPA-8 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Richmond RS 63001 {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 230-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0172 (+Tebaldi recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110254-55 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1952 p.208 [AR]; August 1967 p.125 [EG]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]

Opera - June 1952 p.369; November 1967 pp.927-928 [AB]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.65 [IW]

Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.140

American Record Guide - February 1952 Vol.18 No.6 p.172 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.257 [LM]

High Fidelity Magazine - July 1963 Vol.13 No.7 p.60 [CLO]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1952 p.11

BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84

International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]

Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.182 aprile 2004 pp.108-109 [GL]

Comments:- There is a reference to this recording in a letter to the editor of GRAMOPHONE (June 1975 p.23)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Mark Ermler - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Cio Cio San - Maria Bieshu

Pinkerton - Vladimir Atlantov

Sharpless - Andrei Fedoseyev

Suzuki - Galina Borisova

Kate Pinkerton - Nina Novoselova

Goro - Gennady Yefimov

Il principe Yamadori - Alexander Arkhipov

Lo zio Bonzo - Valery Yaroslavtsev

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Black Disc - Melodiya SM 3905-10; EMI 3 C 165-98994/6

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1939(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Toti Dal Monte

Pinkerton - Beniamino Gigli

Sharpless - Mario Basiola

Suzuki - Vittoria Palombini

Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder

Goro - Adelio Zagonora

Il principe Yamadori - Gino Conti

Lo zio Bonzo - Ernesto Dominici

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3859-3874 (16x78s) (1940)ª; HMV DB 8717-8732 (16x78s;AC) (1940)ª; Victor 17357-17372 - M700/1 (78s;USA); RCA Victor LCT 6006 {2LPS}; La Voce del; Padrone QALP 10048/10049; HMV ALP 1659/1660 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Angel GRB 4000 {2LPS}; Seraphim IB 6059 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69990-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78004 {2CDS}; Pearl GEMM CDS 9290 {2CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110183-84 (+Toti Dal Monti - recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1940 p.356 [AR]; February 1959 p.415; September 1989 p.563 [JBS]; Awards Issue 2002 p.106 [JBS]

Opera - March 1959 p.186

Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]; July/August 2002 p.99 [GH]

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.212-213 [JC]

Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.56

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.192-194 [LG]

Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.125 [MP]

Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.17 [FGB]

Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.292 [MO]

The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.150

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8(mention): Issue 91 October 1997 p.3 [NL]

American Record Guide - March 1953 Vol.19 No.7 p.217 [JN]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.496 [JK]: September 1971 Vol.38 No.1 p.31 [PLM]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238

International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [MO]

International Record Review - August 2002 p.75 [MVA]

ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 pp.273-275 [EAM]

Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.49-50 [GH]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.217 [JB]

High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.68 [CLO]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.81, p.83 [JV]

Comments:- Recorded in July 1939

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1956(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo

Pinkerton - Renato Cioni

Sharpless - Afro Poli

Suzuki - Miti Truccato Pace

Kate Pinkerton - Lelia Dori

Goro - Gino Del Signore

Il principe Yamadori - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Lo zio Bonzo - Dmitri Lopatto

Il commissario imperiale - Aristide Baracchi

Yakusidè - Alfredo Allegro

L'ufficiale del Registro - Francesco Poce

La madre di Cio Cio San - Raimonda Stamer

La zia - Maria Luisa Malacchi

La cugina - Jolanda Torriani

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.365 {2CDS} (2007)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4284 (+La bohème - excerpt - Moffo - Tucker) (2004)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2005 p.100 [JBS]

Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.97 [CC]

Diapason - No.522 février 2005 pp.113-114 [MP]

Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 p.60 [TP]

American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.262 [RVL]: January/ February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.221-222 (audio) [MM]

International Record Review - February 2005 p.82 [IJ]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.92-93 [FSR]

Comments:- A video recording of a television film and an audio recording of its soundtrack. The cast listed above is that given in «Anna Moffo - Una carriera Italo-Americana» by Mario G. Genesi p.384.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Ferraris - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Cio Cio San - Virginia Zeani

Pinkerton - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Sharpless - Manuel Ausensi

Suzuki - Clara Betner

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2200

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Grand Teatro del Liceo (November or December 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Pilar Lorengar

Pinkerton - George Shirley

Sharpless - Frank Guarrera

Suzuki - Mildred Miller

Kate Pinkerton - Ivanka Myhal

Goro - Robert Schmorr

Il principe Yamadori - Gene Boucher

Lo zio Bonzo - Edmond Karlsrud

Il commissario imperiale - Russell Christopher

L'ufficiale del Registro - Fawayne Murphy

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MAD 197101 {2CDRS} (Canada)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1971). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Fulton - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Pinkerton - Ermanno Mauro

Sharpless - Pablo Elvira

Suzuki - Jean Kraft

Kate Pinkerton - Therese Brandson

Goro - James Atherton

Il principe Yamadori - Robert Goodloe

Lo zio Bonzo - Morley Meredith

Il commissario imperiale - Norman Andersson

L'ufficiale del Registro - Cecil Baker

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 122681 (BRO 125498) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1981). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Teresa Stratas

Pinkerton - Barry Morell

Sharpless - Theodor Uppman

Suzuki - Nedda Casei

Kate Pinkerton - Louise Pearl

Goro - Andrea Velis

Il principe Yamadori - Russell Christopher

Lo zio Bonzo - Norman Scott

Il commissario imperiale - Gene Boucher

L'ufficiale del Registro - Hal Roberts

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 196801 {2CDRS} (Canada)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Armando Gatto - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Cio Cio San - Montserrat Caballé

Pinkerton - Bernabé Marti

Sharpless - Franco Bordoni

Suzuki - Sylvana Mazzieri

Kate Pinkerton - María (Asunción) Uriz

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Dalmacio González

Lo zio Bonzo - Juan (Joan) Pons

Il commissario imperiale - Enric Serra

Yakusidè - Rafael Campos

L'ufficiale del Registro - Rafael Campos

La madre di Cio Cio San - Rosa María Ysás

La zia - Carmen Ricart

La cugina - Cecilia Fondevila

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Black Disc - Discos Columbia (Spain); Decca D68DR 3 {3LPS}; London OSA 13121 {3LPS}; Ariston AROL 39 001/39 003 {3LPS} (Italy)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1978 p.1460 [EG]: July 1978 p.167 [JBS]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles

Pinkerton - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sharpless - Tito Gobbi

Suzuki - Anna Maria Canali

Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder

Goro - Renato Ercolani

Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta

Lo zio Bonzo - Bruno Sbalchiero

Il commissario imperiale - Arturo La Porta

L'ufficiale del Registro - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1215-1217 {3LPS} (1955)ª; World Record Club OC 161-163 {3LPS}; RCA Victor LM 6121 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Capitol-EMI GCR 7137 {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49575-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª;; Testament SBT 2168 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Regis Records RRC 2070 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111291-92 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1955 p.455 [AR]; November 1955 pp.214-215 (mention) [HCS]; October 1988 p.673 [JBS]; December 1998 p.111 [AB]

Opera - April 1955 p.259; April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

Opera News - June 1999 p.65 [PG]

Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.79 [BH]

Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.77 [SS]

Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.259 [JC]

High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.61 [JH]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.56 [DJ]

American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.310 [RVL]

International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]

International Record Review - April 2006 pp.32-32 [RP]

Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.49 [PD]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [MC]: No.113 septiembre 2008 p.94 [MB]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Erasmo Ghiglia - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - None

Cio Cio San - Lyne Cumia

Pinkerton - Alain Vanzo

Sharpless - René Bianco

Suzuki - Elise Kahn

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Black Disc - Orphée E 51.008 {1LP} (mono); Orphée E 61.006 {1LP} (stereo) Vogue LDM 30131; Mode CMDINT 9484 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Vogue 673 003 {1CD}

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.249 [HF]

Comments:- The Orphée LP is advertized in DIAPASON No.62 décembre 1961 p.29

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Ghione - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Cio Cio San - Antonietta Stella

Pinkerton - Flaviano Labò

Sharpless - Giuseppe Taddei

Suzuki - Tota de Igarzábal

Kate Pinkerton - Carmen de la Mata

Goro - Carlos Giusti

Il principe Yamadori - Héctor Barbieri

Lo zio Bonzo - Tulio Gagliardo

Il commissario imperiale - José Crea

L'ufficiale del Registro - Juan Foscolo

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4772 {2CDRS}

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1958).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Cio Cio San - Elena Mauti Nunziata

Pinkerton - Franco Tagliavini

Sharpless - Thomas Allen

Suzuki - Wilma Borelli

Kate Pinkerton - Magali Schwartz

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Yves Bisson

Lo zio Bonzo - Giovanni Foiani

Il commissario imperiale - Michel Bouvier

Yakusidè - François Castel

L'ufficiale del Registro - Hans Franzen

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6428

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (June 1981). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 10 January 1982. See Radio Times Issue dated 9-15 January 1982 p.36.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Pinkerton - Peter Dvorsky

Sharpless - Richard Stilwell

Suzuki - Elena Zilio

Kate Pinkerton - Catherine Stoltz

Goro - Florindo Andreolli

Il principe Yamadori - Paul Kreider

Lo zio Bonzo - John Del Carlo

Il commissario imperiale - Mark S. Doss

L'ufficiale del Registro - David Gregory Berg

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DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVD 199501 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (September or October 1985). The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The DVD-R issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1995.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Eugene Goossens - 1924(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Cio Cio San - Rosina Buckman

Pinkerton - Tudor Davies

Sharpless - Frederick Ranalow

Suzuki - Nellie Walker

Kate Pinkerton - Bessie Jones

Goro - Sydney Coltham

Il principe Yamadori - Edward Halland

Lo zio Bonzo - Edward Halland

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 893-906 (14x78s) (1924)ª;; Sunday Opera SY2 501 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Kiwi Pacific Records SLD-96/97 {2CDS}; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1924 p.216; May 1925 p.464 (Klein) June 1982 p.77 [JBS]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.52-53 [JA]

Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65

Classic Record Collector - Autumn p.96 [RG]

Comments:- Recorded between 10 March 1924 and 19 July 1924. Suzuki is sung by Gladys Peel on one side (D 906). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The Sunday Opera LPs are listed in GRAMOPHONE May 1982 p.1451.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Martina Arroyo

Pinkerton - Pedro Lavirgen

Sharpless - Theodor Uppman

Suzuki - Dorothy Krebill

Kate Pinkerton - Jane Shaulis

Goro - Nico Castel

Il principe Yamadori - David Hicks

Lo zio Bonzo - Joseph Fair

Il commissario imperiale - C. Evans Clough

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAD 196902 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (January 1969). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo

Pinkerton - Giuseppe Campora

Sharpless - Enzo Sordello

Suzuki - Huguette Tourangeau

Kate Pinkerton - Virginia d' Ambrosio

Goro - Mariano Caruso

Il principe Yamadori - James Morris

Lo zio Bonzo - Joseph Fair

Il commissario imperiale - Harry Dworchak

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAD 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performancr in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (31 March 1970). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Jean-Claude Hartemann - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

Cio Cio San - Michèle Le Bris

Pinkerton - Georges Liccioni

Sharpless - Robert Massard

Suzuki - Jane Berbié

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Black Disc; - Véga L 80.011 {1LP} (1962)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.63 janvier 1962 p.30 [JG]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Herbert - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles

Pinkerton - Walter Fredericks

Sharpless - Richard Torigi

Suzuki - Rosalind Nadel

Kate Pinkerton - Barbara Faulkner

Goro - John Tresch

Il principe Yamadori - Don Bernard

Lo zio Bonzo - Arthur Cosenza

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 168-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7422 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.263

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (18 March 1954)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1951(SE)

Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Cio Cio San - Maria Stader

Pinkerton - Cornelius van Dijk

Suzuki - Herta Töpper

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Black Disc - D.G.G. 17017 LPE {1LP}; D.G.G. EPL 30461 (1x45-EP) (highlights) Heliodor 478076 {1LP}

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.32 (highlights) [AP]; September 1960 pp.178-179 [AP]

Comments:- There is also a LP (D.G.G. 17016 LPE) on which the same singers sing the same excerpts in German

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Cio Cio San - Maria Callas

Pinkerton - Nicolai Gedda

Sharpless - Mario Borriello

Suzuki - Lucia Danieli

Kate Pinkerton - Luisa Villa

Goro - Renato Ercolani

Il principe Yamadori - Mario Carlin

Lo zio Bonzo - Plinio Clabassi

Il commissario imperiale - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1296-1298 {3LPS} (1955)ª; HMV SLS 5015 {3LPS} (1976)ª; EMI EX 291265-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3523 C/L {3LPS} (1955)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10156-58 {3LPS} (Italy)

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5015; EMI EX 291265-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47959-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Regis Records RRRC 2070 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111026-27 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.280-281 [AR]; May 1976 p.1796 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; October 1987 p. [JBS]

Opera - March 1956 p.176

Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.84

American Record Guide - December 1955 Vol.22 No.4 p.56 [PHR]: July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.210 [RVL]

High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.76 [JH]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.18

Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.31

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.99 (2) p.101 (4) p.97

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.14

Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 pp.82-83 [MC]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1974(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Cio Cio San - Mirella Freni

Pinkerton - Plácido Domingo

Sharpless - Robert Kerns

Suzuki - Christa Ludwig

Kate Pinkerton - Elke Schary

Goro - Michel Sénéchal

Il principe Yamadori - Giorgio Stendoro

Lo zio Bonzo - Marius Rintzler

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Laser Disc - *London 071 504-1 (NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1006 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca 071 404-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4037 (2005)ª; DG 073 4417 (+Tosca +La bohème) (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette - London 071 504 832.99(NTSC); Decca 071 404-3(PAL)

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1990 p.1966 [JBS]; January 2002 pp.100-101 [MEO]

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 p.352 [JK]

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.76 [GE]; März+April 2006 S.69 [IW]

Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.123 [MP]

International Record Review - March 2002 p.86 [MVA]

American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 [DF]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.121 [MG]

Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.42 [PT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.105 [PMH]: No.113 septiembre 2008 p.89 [AT]

Comments:- An opera film which has the same cast as the audio recording except for the roleof Pinkerton

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Cio Cio San - Mirella Freni

Pinkerton - Luciano Pavarotti

Sharpless - Robert Kerns

Suzuki - Christa Ludwig

Kate Pinkerton - Elke Schary

Goro - Michel Sénéchal

Il principe Yamadori - Giorgio Stendoro

Lo zio Bonzo - Marius Rintzler

Il commissario imperiale - Hans Helm

Yakusidè - Wolfgang Scheider

L'ufficiale del Registro - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

La madre di Cio Cio San - Evamaria Hurdes

La zia - Erna Mühlerberger

La cugina - Martha Heigl

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 584-86 {3LPS} (1975)ª; Decca 6.35258 (Germany); London OSA 13110 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2A1; Decca 417 577-4 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 417 577-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Decca 443 204-2 (Collection) Decca 473 997-210 (+La bohème +Tosca +Turandot) {9CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1975 p.1544 [EG]; May 1975 p.2031 (mention) [AB]; July 1975 p.159 [JBS]; June 1987 p.101 [EG]

Opera Now - September 1994 p.54

The Absolute Sound - Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Karp - 1967(LC)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Montserrat Caballé

Pinkerton - Bernabé Marti

Sharpless - Seymour Schwartzman

Suzuki - Beverly Wolff

Kate Pinkerton - Suzanne Hamiel

Goro - Norman Kelley

Il principe Yamadori - David Hickox

Lo zio Bonzo - Joseph Salvador

Il commissario imperiale - John Darrenkamp

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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- The recording issued by «live-rare-opera» is mostly of a performance in the Philadelphia Academy of Music in February 1967, but according to their online catalogue «on the second act, there were about 6 minutes of music with very poor quality and this portion of the recording was replaced with the Butterfly performance from Madrid 1968». The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles

Pinkerton - John Lanigan

Sharpless - Geraint Evans

Suzuki - Barbara Howitt

Kate Pinkerton - Joyce Livingston

Goro - David Tree

Il principe Yamadori - David Allen

Lo zio Bonzo - Michael Langdon

Il commissario imperiale - Ronald Firmager

L'ufficiale del Registro - Harry Gawler

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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 112 {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOVA 003 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0058 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5006 {2CDS} (2007