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Puccini: Madama Butterfly Box set

Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Sinopoli (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Format: Audio CD
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - ... E soffitto e pareti
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Philharmonia Orchestra
2:58
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Sorride Vostro Onore?
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
3:09
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Dovunque al mondo
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:41
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Ed è bella la sposa? (Sharpless, Goro, Pinkerton)
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra
1:00
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Amore O Grillo
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:36
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Ecco. Son giunte al sommo del pendio
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and John McCarthy and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:47
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Gran ventura
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and John McCarthy and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
4:17
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - L'Imperial Commissario
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Hitomi Katagiri and John McCarthy and José Carreras and Judith Howarth and Mirella Freni and Noriko Sasaki and Petteri Salomaa and
3:12
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Vieni, amor mio!
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:12
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Ieri son salita tutta sola in segreto alla Missione
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
2:17
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Tutti zitti!
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Hidenori Komatsu and John McCarthy and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:00
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - O Kami! O Kami!
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Hitomi Katagiri and John McCarthy and José Carreras and Kurt Rydl and Mirella Freni and Noriko Sasaki and Petteri Salomaa and Philh
3:17
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Bimba, bimba, non piangere
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Giuseppe Sinopoli and John McCarthy and José Carreras and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
2:18
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Viene la sera
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
4:29
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
12:38
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - E Izaghi ed Izanami, Sarundasico e Kami
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
7:39
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Un bel dì vedremo
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
4:58
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - C'è. Entrate
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
4:41
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Yamadori, ancor le pene dell'amor non v'han deluso? (Butterfly, Yamadori, Sharpless, Goro)
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Juan Pons and Mark Curtis and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
5:19
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Ora a noi. Sedete qui.
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:26
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Due cose potrei far
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
2:39
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - E questo? E questo?
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Juan Pons and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
8:17
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Vespa! Rospo maledetto!
by Anthony Laciura and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
1:08
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Vedrai, piccolo amor, mia pena e mio conforto (Butterfly, Suzuki)
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
3:39
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
11:22
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Giuseppe Sinopoli and Philharmonia Orchestra
3:06
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Disc 3
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - (Introduzione) "Oh eh! oh eh!" (Coro)
by Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Giuseppe Sinopoli and John McCarthy and Philharmonia Orchestra
10:46
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Già il sole!
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
2:19
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Chi sia?
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
3:10
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Io so che alle pene
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
4:33
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Addio fiorito asil
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Juan Pons and Philharmonia Orchestra
1:56
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Glielo dirai? / Prometto (Kate, Suzuki, Butterfly)
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Marianne Rorholm and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
5:20
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Vespa! Voglio che tu risponda (Butterfly, Suzuki, Sharpless, Kate)
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and Juan Pons and Marianne Rorholm and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra and Teresa Berganza
7:45
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Tu? tu? Piccolo Iddio! (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
by Giuseppe Sinopoli and José Carreras and Mirella Freni and Philharmonia Orchestra
5:15
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Product Details

  • Performer: Mirella Freni, José Carreras, Teresa Berganza, Juan Pons, Anthony Laciura, et al.
  • Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
  • Composer: Giacomo Puccini
  • Audio CD (January 17, 1989)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B000001G9A
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,558 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA very masterful performance
By M. Mclain on July 23, 2004
Format: Audio CD
I have the equally impressive Karajan recording and only listened to this one to try and get a feeling for Sinopoli's conducting. I was expecting to be disappointed, but I had quite the opposite experience. I am a little confused about the comments about this recording, since I am not familiar with Sinopoli's controversial reputation; this seems as orthodox recording as one could expect (and no where near as heavy handed as Karajan (the only serious rival)). The tempos are very expressive, especially in the first act when there are dramatic and sudden shifts that are handled masterfully. He masters the subtleties quite well, managing to restrain the passion and yet exploding at the right moments, always with a tremendous amount of control. I was blown away by the sheer beauty and total lack of sentimentality. It's definitely a very Italian recording, with a much more restrained and tempered orchestral sound than the Wagner-like Karajan recording. Carreras sounds beautiful, quite a different sound than Pavoratti (on the Karajan). Really both are suited very well for the different conductors, and since both recordings star Freni (odd coincidence? of course not, she's the Puccini soprano of our lifetimes) you can rest assured that the incredibly difficult task of Cio Cio San will be handled. The most glaring advantage over the Karajan recording is the better balance between orchestra and vocalists. Sinopoli's style is very clear and balanced, fairly opaque but very sensitive. Imagine James Levine, but instead of playing every note robotically, playing with the same quality sound in a very passionate and fiery but restrained way. I think it is a very beautiful and sensitive recording; it's also such a perfect effort that many may miss just how astounding it is. I have a hard time believing that this will disappoint anyone, although the price will be a definite limit to less adventurous buyers.
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5.0 out of 5 starsStings like a bee
By Angus W. Grant on July 12, 2009
Format: Audio CD
This recording is a very intense and beautiful experience. Freni has discussed in interviews how amazed she was at Sinopoli's ability to wring out the emotion and psychological states (he was a trained doctor)of characters. He makes the most of the claustrophobic setting of this work and it is a rather harrowing and heart breaking experience hearing Butterfly inexorably heading towards disaster. Some of the scenes where this has the greatest impact are the letter scene with Sharpless and of course the final scenes.

One cannot deny that Freni sounds very mature but if you are going to let that stop you form enjoying opera you won't get much pleasure (Do we complain about Nilsson's Salome or Sutherland's Violetta?). She portays Butterfly's emotional anguish to perfection and the power and beauty of her tone in the climaxes are extraordinary. She is helped by a superb, rich recording with the voices captured closely, so there is none of the loss of impact as there is on the Manon Lescaut recording.

Carreras was in vocal decline when this recording was made and there is an obvious cut and paste in the tape where they had to patch things together to get a usable version. But I find him in good form here, more preferable than in his recording's of La Forza del Destino or Andrea Chenier from around the same time. What is undeniable is the intensity of his performance. His singing in the love duet makes you understand why Butterfly would wait three years for his return. (Listen for the lines "vieni, vieni" towards the end. Who wouldn't have dropped their kimono?).

Pons and Berganza are perect in their roles.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsSuperior recording of this most beautiful of operas
By Kosmic Leo on August 8, 2015
Format: Audio CD
This is one of the greatest recordings of this opera we are lucky enough to have. The entire cast is excellent, providing rich tone, beauty and characterization. Freni in particular owns this role as she did in the 1970's, with a bit more insight and maturity brought to bear on the performance. Similarly, despite the age of her voice, I found her later interpretation of Manon Lescaut with Levine to be superior to her performance with Sinopoli. Even though her high notes were obviously less steady and the voice sounded older, nevertheless it is an intense and passionate performance. Similarly, here the age is not a detraction and the subtly is very rewarding.

Despite many people's reservations of Carreras's later performances post-cancer, which are in many cases justified, his performance here is heart-felt and beautiful, and the unstable and strained high notes that invaded his singing in so many other performances of the late 80's and 90's are not as noticeable here.

From her first entrance it is clear that Berganza's contribution as Suzuki is peerless, offering beautiful legato and definitely adopting the "there are no small roles" approach. The payoff is clearly evident in the flower duet. Juan Pons also performs admirably and beautifully, although in my humble opinion I have never heard a better performance of Sharpless than Rolando Panerai's on the Barbirolli set, and I sometimes listen to that recording just for his performance.

Having grown up with the Karajan recording as my staple recording, I am already used to hearing this opera with somewhat measured and extreme tempos, which as elsewhere stated are handled masterfully by Sinopoli.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsWe love this recording!

The sound was PERFECT, and the tones really come through.... I wasn't sure when we ordered this, that it was the right recording, after listening to it. Read more

Published on February 10, 2014 by Laura Rojas
2.0 out of 5 starsI wanted to buy a DVD, not a CD

I wanted to buy a DVD, not a CD. I will get some use from this set, but I still want a DVD. I thought I specified DVD on the search specifications. Read more

Published on January 12, 2014 by Louis B. Joline
4.0 out of 5 starsNice recording

nice job, Carreras is not my first choice, but he does a nice job. The Sopranos are quite good.

Published on March 12, 2011 by Deborah C. Lueders
5.0 out of 5 starsPeerless Butterfly

Nothing can surpass this interpretation of Puccini and Sinopoli trumps Karajan, the gold standard for subtlety in Puccini. Sinopoli is pure platinum. Read more

Published on December 12, 2008 by Thomas Kosmo
5.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful

As I've only heard this particular recording of the opera, I'm not able to make any comparisons to other recordings that may or may not be better than this one. Read more

Published on October 11, 2005 by PhantomOfTheOpera
3.0 out of 5 starsSlow and mannered, with over-the-hill leads

Sinopoli was a great Puccini conductor, as his celebrated Manon Lescaut shows. It's the best in the catalog, and when he later came to Tosca, he took a mature Freni and Domingo and... Read more

Published on September 30, 2005 by Santa Fe Listener
5.0 out of 5 starsThe Greatest Butterfly On Record Hands Down

This is a terrific 1980's recording from Deutsche Grammophone. On stores it is rather pricy but on Amazon you can get it at an affordable price. Read more

Published on September 28, 2005 by Rudy Avila
5.0 out of 5 starsA Lovely Butterfly

No one could make Puccini's music live as Mirella Freni did. She is superb as Butterfly on this recording. Read more

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