Opera (tragedia giapponese) in 3 acts Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica [Based: David Belasco-John Luther Long: Madama Butterfly] Premier: 17 February 1904, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Undoubtedly one of the world's most popular operas, recorded from the open-air Arena di Verona. Stars Raina Kabaivanska in the title role, with Nazzareno Antinori as Pinkerton and Lorenzo Saccomani as Sharpless. |