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Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Mirella Freni, José Carreras, Teresa Berganza, Juan Pons, Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli / Deutsche Grammophon 3x Audio CD, Stereo, Box Set 1988 / 423 567-2
UPC 028942356726
Madama Butterfly (Italian pronunciation: [maˈdaːma ˈbatterflai]; Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther Long, which in turn was based on stories told to Long by his sister Jennie Correll and on the semi-autobiographical 1887 French novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti. Long's version was dramatized by David Belasco as the one-act play Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, which, after premiering in New York in 1900, moved to London, where Puccini saw it in the summer of that year.
The original version of the opera, in two acts, had its premiere on 17 February 1904 at La Scala in Milan. It was poorly received, despite having such notable singers as soprano Rosina Storchio, tenor Giovanni Zenatello and baritone Giuseppe De Luca in lead roles. This was due in part to a late completion by Puccini, which gave inadequate time for rehearsals. Puccini revised the opera, splitting the second act in two, with the Humming Chorus as a bridge to what became Act III, and making other changes. Success ensued, starting with the first performance on 28 May 1904 in Brescia.
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon – 423 567-2 |
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| Format: |
3 x CD
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
1988 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Opera |
Tracklist:
| Act I | |||
| 1-1 | Introduction / "E Soffito E Pareti" | 2:58 | |
| 1-2 | "Sorride Vostro Onore?" | 3:09 | |
| 1-3 | "Dovunque Al Mondo Lo Yankee Vagabondo" | 3:41 | |
| 1-4 | "Ed È Bella La Sposa?" | 1:00 | |
| 1-5 | "Amore O Grillo, Dir Non Saprei" | 3:36 | |
| 1-6 | "Ecco! Son Giunte Al Sommo Del Pendio" | 3:47 | |
| 1-7 | "Gran Ventura" / "Riverenza" / "È Un Po' Dura La Scalata?" | 4:17 | |
| 1-8 | "L'Imperial Commissario" | 3:13 | |
| 1-9 | "Vieni, Amor Mio" | 3:12 | |
| 1-10 | "Ieri Son Salita Tutta Sola Secreto" | 2:18 | |
| 1-11 | "Tutti Zitti!" / "È Concesso Al Nominato Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton" |
3:01 | |
| 1-12 | "O Kami! O Kami!" | 3:18 | |
| 1-13 | "Bimba, Bimba, Non Piangere" | 2:18 | |
| 1-14 | "Viene La Sera" | 4:29 | |
| 1-15 | "Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia" | 12:37 | |
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Act Il, Part I |
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| 2-1 | "E Lzaghi Ed Izanami, Sarundasico E Kami" | 7:39 | |
| 2-2 | "Un Bel Dì Vedremo Levarsi Un Fil Di Fumo" | 4:58 | |
| 2-3 | "C'è. Entrate" / "Chiedo Scusa" | 4:41 | |
| 2-4 | "Yamadori, Ancor Le Pene Dell'Amor Non V'Han Delluso?" | 5:19 | |
| 2-5 | "Ora A Noi. Sedete Qui" | 3:26 | |
| 2-6 | "Due Cose Potrei Far" | 2:39 | |
| 2-7 | "E Questo? Egli Potrà Pure Scordare?" | 8:17 | |
| 2-8 | "Vespa! Rospo Maledetto!" | 1:09 | |
| 2-9 | "Vedrai, Piccolo Amor, Mia Pena E Mio Conforto" | 3:40 | |
| 2-10 | "Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio" | 11:21 | |
| 2-11 | Coro A Bocca Chiusa | ||
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Act Il, Part Il |
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| 3-1 | "Oh Eh! Oh Eh!" | 10:46 | |
| 3-2 | "Già Il Sole! Cio-cio-san" | 2:19 | |
| 3-3 | "Chi Sia?" / "Zitta!" / "Non La Destar" | 3:11 | |
| 3-4 | "lo So Che Alle Sue Pene Non Ci Sono Conforti!" | 4:33 | |
| 3-5 | "Addio Fiorito Asil" | 1:56 | |
| 3-6 | "Glielo Dirai!" / "Prometto" | 5:20 | |
| 3-7 | "Vespa! Voglio Che Tu Risponda" | 7:45 | |
| 3-8 | "Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" | 5:15 |
- Choir – Ambrosian Opera Chorus
- Composed By – Giacomo Puccini
- Conductor – Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
- Vocals – José Carreras, Juan Pons, Mirella Freni, Teresa Berganza
