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14 September 1975 (West Germany)
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Geisha
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Harbor
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Puccini Opera
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Conversion
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Betrayal
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Almost perfect video version of Madama Butterfly
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(Credited cast) | Mirella Freni | ... | Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly |
| Plácido Domingo | ... | B.F. Pinkerton, lieutenant in the United States Navy |
| Christa Ludwig | ... | Suzuki, Cho-Cho-San's servant |
| Robert Kerns | ... | Sharpless, United States Consul |
| Michel Sénéchal | ... | Goro, marriage broker |
| Giorgio Stendoro | ... | Prince Yamadori |
| Marius Rintzler | ... | The Bonzo |
| Elke Schary | ... | Kate Pinkerton, wife |
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Factual errors: The film clearly shows a black US sailor assisting Pinkerton to move into his Japanese home. This is highly unlikely as, sadly, the US Navy was one of the last US institutions to accept black recruits and even as as late as WW2, only permitted them to serve as cooks or cleaners, etc.
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I really liked this production as a whole. The scenery was beautiful, almost exactly how I imagined it, and another obvious plus is the phenomenal score by Puccini, very lyrical yet even dramatic in places. The singing was fantastic, Mirella Freni, who I still consider to be the best Mimi of the 20th century no offense to Renata Tebaldi, flawless vocally as Butterfly, if perhaps too old for the part. (she is 6 years older than Domingo). Placido Domingo was excellent as Pinkerton, very handsome in looks and in fine vocal form too. Also impressive were Robert Kerns as Sharpless and Christa Ludwig as Suzuki, both very sympathetic portrayals of their characters. The orchestra was also excellent, and it showed having the fantastic conductor Herbert Von Karajan bringing the beautiful score to life. In fact, the only complaint I have was Butterfly's death scene, for some reason I didn't think it was dramatic enough. Other than that, beautiful! 8.5/10 Bethany Cox.