Madama Butterfly : Japanese tragedy /

An American Naval officern marries a purchased Japanese wife, Butterfly. Tragedy unfolds as Butterfly remains faithful to her American husband.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer), Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH, London Films
Other Authors:	Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924, Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (Librettist), Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (Librettist), Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020 (Performer), Domingo, Plácido, 1941- (Performer), Ludwig, Christa (Performer), Kerns, Robert, 1933-1989 (Performer), Sénéchal, Michel (Performer), Rintzler, Marius (Performer), Schary, Elke (Performer), Stendoro, Giorgio (Performer), Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor), Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	In Italian with English subtitles.
Published:	London : London, 1990
Subjects:	Operas.

Description
Summary:	An American Naval officern marries a purchased Japanese wife, Butterfly. Tragedy unfolds as Butterfly remains faithful to her American husband.
Item Description:	In Italian with English subtitles. A videorecording of the performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" at the Arenadi in Verona, Italy in July 1983. VHS. Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica in Italian and English. Hi-fi stereo. Opera in two acts. Program notes by Rodney Milnes and synopsis by Kenneth Chalmers in booklet (8 pages). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (144 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide.
Format:	VHS format.
Production Credits:	Staged, directed and designed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle ; executive producer, Fritz Buttenstedt.