| Description |
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital rda |
|
NTSC rda |
|
video file DVD video rda |
|
all regions |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region code 0 (worldwide); full screen (4:3) presentation; DTS 5.0, PCM Stereo sound. |
| Note |
Opera in 2 acts. |
| Performer |
Mirella Freni (Cic-Cio-San (Butterfly)) ; Plácido Domingo (B.F. Pinkterton) ; Christa Ludwig (Suzuki) ; Robert Kerns (Sharpless) ; Michel Sénéchal (Goro) ; Giorgio Stendoro (Prince Yamadori) ; Marius Rintzler (Il bonzo) ; Elke Schary (Kate Pinkerton) ; supporting soloists ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Wolfgang Treu ; camera, Hartmut Zingel ; film editor, Gela-Marina Runne ; set and costume design, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. |
| Event |
Filmed Nov. and Dec. 1974 at Union Film, Berlin; sound recorded Jan. and Sept. 1974, Sofiensaal, Vienna. |
| Note |
Program notes and plot synopsis by Kenneth Chalmers in English (11 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
A heart-rending story about a sweet-natured Japanese girl and the caddish American lieutenant who marries then deserts her. |
| Note |
Special features: trailer, catalogue. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, or Chinese. |
| Subject |
Operas.
|
|
Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
|
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
|
|
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
|
|
Operas. (OCoLC)fst01726688
|
|
Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
|
|
Feature films.
|
|
Musical films.
|
|
Operas.
|
| Added Author |
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, librettist.
|
|
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
|
|
Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988, designer, director.
|
|
Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020, singer.
|
|
1941- performer.
|
|
Ludwig, Christa, singer.
|
|
Kerns, Robert, 1933-1989, singer.
|
|
performer. |
|
Stendoro, Giorgio, 1951- singer.
|
|
Rintzler, Marius, singer.
|
|
Schary, Elke, singer.
|
|
Karajan, Herbert von, conductor.
|
|
Treu, Wolfgang, director of photography.
|
|
Zingel, Hartmut.
|
|
Runne, Marina, editor of moving image work.
|
|
Libretto based on (work):
Belasco, David, 1853-1931. Madame Butterfly.
|
|
Libretto based on (work):
Long, John Luther, 1861-1927. Madame Butterfly.
|
|
Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Madama Butterfly.
|
|
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, performer.
|
|
Wiener Philharmoniker, performer.
|
|
Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
|
|
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
|
| Standard No. |
044007340370 |
| Music No. |
B0004282-09 Deutsche Grammophon |
|
0004282-09 Deutsche Grammophon |
|
