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Puccini: Madama Butterfly Herbert von Karajan CD
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  • Artist: Herbert von Karajan
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • UPC: 5099945639821
  • Item Number: EMI456398
  • Release date: 04/20/2010
  • 1. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. E soffitto... e pareti
  • 2. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Questa e la cameriera
  • 3. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Dovunque al mondo
  • 4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Quale smania vi prende!
  • 5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Quanto cielo!... Ancora un passo or via
  • 6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Gran ventura
  • 7. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. L'Imperial Commissario
  • 8. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Vieni, amor mio!
  • 9. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Ieri son salita tutta sola
  • 10. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Ed eccoci in famiglia
  • 11. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Vieni la sera
  • 12. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
  • 13. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 1. Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino
  • 14. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. E Izaghi ed Izanami
  • 15. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Un bel di vedremo
  • 16. Untitled CD-ROM Track
  • 1. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. C'e. Entrate
  • 2. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Non lo sapete insomma
  • 3. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. A voi pero giurerei fede costante
  • 4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Ora a noi
  • 5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. E questo? e questo?
  • 6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Che tua madre dovra
  • 7. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Io scendo al piano
  • 8. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Vespa! Rospo maledetto!
  • 9. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Una nave da guerra
  • 10. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio
  • 11. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Or vienmi ad adornar
  • 12. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Humming Chorus
  • 13. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Oh eh! Oh eh! Oh eh!
  • 14. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Gia il sole!
  • 15. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Povera Butterfly!
  • 16. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Io so che alle sue pene
  • 17. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Addio, fiorito asil
  • 18. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Glielo dirai?
  • 19. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Che vuol da me?
  • 20. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Come una mosca prigioniera
  • 21. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera, Act 2. Con onor muore
  • 1. [Madama Butterfly] Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM track]
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Herbert von Karajan on CD


EMI's 1955 recording of Madama Butterfly features three of the brightest stars of the era: Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, and Herbert von Karajan. Callas hadn't yet sung Cio-Cio-San on-stage when she made this recording, but she fully inhabits the role and brings penetrating insight to it. She's completely convincing as an adolescent, a remarkable feat in this role, which requires a voice of considerable heft. Callas beautifully captures Butterfly's vulnerability and sensitivity with an astonishingly youthful-sounding vocal freshness, and she's compellingly poignant as Butterfly's dilemma becomes clear to her. The only caveat about her performance is the intonation and purity of her sustained notes above the staff and several of them are painfully strident. Gedda is thoroughly caddish as Pinkerton, and he sings with passion, but his voice shows some strain in the upper register.Mario Borriello is a resonant, compassionate Sharpless, and Lucia Danieli sings with warmth and security as Suzuki. Karajan, leading the Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, has a sure grasp of the score's dramatic contour and makes this a highly charged reading. The orchestral playing is of the highest order. The recorded sound is clear and balance is good, but it shows its vintage; it's somewhat cramped and lacks depth. ~ Stephen Eddins, Rovi
  • Artist: Herbert von Karajan
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • UPC: 5099945639821
  • Item Number: EMI456398
  • Release date: 04/20/2010
  • Label: EMI
  • Genre: Classical
  • Style: Opera, Post-Romantic
  • Album Time: 138:28

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  • Puccini: Madama Butterfly Herbert von Karajan CD
Puccini: Madama Butterfly Herbert von Karajan CD