Madama Butterfly : tragedia giapponese in tre atti / da John L. Long e David Belasco ; [libretto] di Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica ; musica di Giacomo Puccini ; Rai Trade, Fondazione Arena di Verona ; directed for stage by Franco Zeffirelli ; directed for TV and video by George Blum.
Fiorenza Cedolins (Cio-Cio San/Madama Butterfly) ; Francesca Franci (Suzuki) ; Mina Blum (Kate Pinkerton) ; Marcello Giordani (F.B. Pinkerton) ; Juan Pons (Sharpless) ; Carlo Bosi (Gorò„) ; Alessandro Battiato (Il principe Yamadori) ; Carlo Striuli (Lo Zio Bonzo) ; Angelo Nardinocchi (Il commissario imperiale) ; Giovanni Scordino (L'ufficiale del registro) ; Veronica Simeoni (Madre di Cio-Cio-San) ; Maria Letizia Grosseli (Cugina di Cio-Cio-San) ; Coro dell'Arena di Verona ; Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona ; Daniel Oren, conductor; Recorded in performance July 10, 2004, Arena di Verona. Picture format 16:9, anamorphic, NTSC. Booklet with program notes in English, French, and German (12 pages : col. illustrations) inserted in container.
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