Madama Butterfly Director: Cameron Kirkpatrick, Moffatt Oxenbould
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- DVD Release Date: 05/27/2008
- Original Release: 1997
- Sales Rank: 37,550
Scene Index
Disc #1 -- Madama Butterfly
1. Introduction [3:47]
2. E Soffitto... E Pareti... [2:44]
3. Questa è la Cameriera [4:03]
4. Dovunque al Mondo [3:47]
5. Quale Smania vi Prende! [3:44]
6. Quanto Cielo! [3:01]
7. Gran Ventura [3:24]
8. L'Imperial Commissario [2:18]
9. Vieni, Amor Mio! [2:34]
10. Leri Son Salita Tutta Sola [4:37]
11. Ed Eccoci in Famiglia [5:10]
12. Vieni la Sera Quanto Cielo! [3:30]
13. Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni di Malia [3:39]
14. Vogliatemi Bene [7:36]
15. E Izaghi ed Izanami [7:04]
16. Un Bel dì Vedremo [4:36]
17. C'è. Entrate [3:23]
18. Non lo Sapete Insomma [1:44]
19. A Voi Però Giurerei Fede Costante [:50]
20. Ora a Noi [2:31]
21. E Questo? E Questo? [5:39]
22. Che Tua Madre Dovrà [2:08]
23. Lo Scendo al Piano [2:47]
24. Vespa! Rospo Maledetto! [1:30]
25. Una Nave da Guerra [1:50]
26. Scuoti Quella Fronda di Ciliegio [2:41]
27. Or Vienmi ad Adornar [5:25]
28. Cora a Bocca Chiusa [5:01]
29. Oh Eh! Oh Eh! [2:51]
30. Già il Sole! [6:29]
31. Povera Butterfly! [1:24]
32. Lo So Che Alle Sue Pene [3:06]
33. Addio, Fiorito Asil [3:37]
34. Gielo Dirai? [1:46]
35. Che Vuol da Me? [2:06]
36. Come Una Mosca Prigioniera [5:46]
37. Con Onor Muore [2:44]
38. Curtain Calls and Credits [5:22]
Editorial Reviews
No comprehensive opera library should be without Giacomo Puccini's wrenching masterwork, Madama Butterfly. And while the ambitions of this 1974 film may leave a few viewers nonplussed, it remains the most significant Butterfly around -- thanks largely to its historic pairing of Mirella Freni and Plácido Domingo under the direction of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Beautifully played and sung, and featuring a handsome visualization, this 1974 film for Unitel (German television) continually flirts with the plunge into overwhelming emotion that is essential for any Puccini opera. Like many of von Karajan's late opera recordings, this one is exquisitely judged, tuned, and paced. Ponnelle's direction includes many handsome compositions and costumes, and many of his close-ups of the heroine are gorgeous, although they occasionally feel self-consciously arranged. (Lip-synching would seem to have made great strides since 1974, too.) Ultimately, Madama Butterfly is a play ignited by scenes of love, betrayal, and death, themes that Puccini rendered magnificently. This remastered Butterfly will please both eye and ear, and it remains the definitive disc of Puccini's best-loved work., Barnes & Noble
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