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Puccini: Madama Butterfly [Box set]

~ Mirella Freni & Luciano Pavarotti
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  • Composer: Giacomo Puccini
  • Audio CD (5 Mar 1987)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B0000041S8
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,877 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - ... E soffitto e paretiLuciano Pavarotti 2:57£0.79
Listen  2. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Sorride Vostro Onore?Christa Ludwig 3:30£0.79
Listen  3. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Dovunque al mondoLuciano Pavarotti 2:58£0.79
Listen  4. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - America for everLuciano Pavarotti 2:35£0.79
Listen  5. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Ier l'altro il ConsolatoRobert Kerns 2:08£0.79
Listen  6. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Ecco. Son giunte al sommo del pendioHerbert von Karajan 3:42£0.79
Listen  7. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Gran venturaMirella Freni 3:53£0.79
Listen  8. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - L'Imperial CommissarioLuciano Pavarotti 3:31£0.79
Listen  9. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Vieni, amor mio!Luciano Pavarotti 2:50£0.79
Listen10. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Ieri son salita tutta sola in segreto alla MissioneMirella Freni 2:15£0.79
Listen11. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Tutti zitti!Hans Helm 3:12£0.79
Listen12. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - O Kami! O Kami!Luciano Pavarotti0:36£0.29
Listen13. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Cio-cio-san! Cio-cio-san!Marius Rintzler 2:44£0.79
Listen14. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Bimba, bimba, non piangereLuciano Pavarotti 2:21£0.79
Listen15. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Viene la seraLuciano Pavarotti 7:33Album Only
Listen16. Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - Vogliatemi beneMirella Freni 7:53Album Only


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - E Izaghi ed Izanami, Sarundasico e KamiChrista Ludwig 7:36Album Only
Listen  2. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Un bel dì vedremoMirella Freni 4:33£0.89
Listen  3. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - C'è. EntrateRobert Kerns 6:39£0.79
Listen  4. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Si sa che aprir la partaMirella Freni 1:04£0.79
Listen  5. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Udiste?Michel Sénéchal 2:00£0.79
Listen  6. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Ora a noi. Sedete qui.Robert Kerns 2:55£0.79
Listen  7. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Ebbene, che fareste, Madama Butterfly?Robert Kerns 2:54£0.79
Listen  8. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - E questo? E questo?Mirella Freni 2:27£0.79
Listen  9. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Che tua madre dovrà prenderti in braccioMirella Freni 5:17£0.79
Listen10. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Vespa! Rospo maledetto!Christa Ludwig 2:00£0.79
Listen11. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Una nave da guerraChrista Ludwig 2:46£0.79
Listen12. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegioMirella Freni 5:38£0.79
Listen13. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Or vienmi ad adornarMirella Freni 5:33£0.79
Listen14. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)Wiener Staatsopernchor 3:03£0.89


Disc 3:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - IntermezzoWiener Philharmoniker 6:14£0.79
Listen  2. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - (fischi d'uccelli dal giardino)Wiener Philharmoniker 1:49£0.79
Listen  3. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Già il sole!Christa Ludwig 2:32£0.79
Listen  4. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Chi sia?Christa Ludwig 2:33£0.79
Listen  5. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Io so che alle peneRobert Kerns 2:09£0.79
Listen  6. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Non ve l'avevo detto?Robert Kerns 1:54£0.79
Listen  7. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Addio fiorito asilLuciano Pavarotti 3:10£0.79
Listen  8. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Suzuki! Suzuki! Dove sei?Mirella Freni 1:55£0.79
Listen  9. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Tu, Suzuki, che sei tanto bionaMirella Freni 5:44£0.79
Listen10. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Come una mosca prigioneraChrista Ludwig 2:43£0.79
Listen11. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Con amor muore chi non può serbar vita con onoreMirella Freni 5:34£0.79

On this CD:
  1. Madama Butterfly
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Chorus
    with Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Robert Kerns, Christa Ludwig, Michel Sénéchal, Giorgio Stendoro, Elke Schary, Marius Rintzler, Hans Helm, Siegfried Rudolf Frese
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars greatest Butterffly on disc, 13 May 2001
This Butterfly cancels out many others...except for Callas and Scotto who could give the full rich drama of this piece on stage and in the studio(Scotto has pirated performances that are spectacular). Although Freni never sang Butterfly in the opera house she makes such a great figure of Butterfly on disc that one can only imagine on stage what could have been..possibly her greatest role, which she declined to do out of fear of the vocal demands. Such fear did not prevent her from going all outm in this set, along with Pavarotti(never better), and Christa Ludwig as Suzsuki(extraordinary), and Jeromoe Hines(superb), with Von Karajan conducting with great feeling and slow pacing that works. This is a known quanitity to be sure...but it needs to be staed that this Madama Butterfly is the very best.

Freni re-recorded it with Sinopoli conducting on DG, and while good, it cannot go head to head with the Decca set. Enjoy.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Freni is super, 8 Oct 2003
By Mr. T. G. Child (Budapest, Hungary) - See all my reviews
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You might wonder who Freni manages it. She does not have the build of the typical leading soprano. She is not your typical fat lady yet she brings to the world of opera the most perfect of voices and performances. Having seen her perform a number of times I can say this disc does capture a lot of her excellent qualities. This performance is magnificent. In the firm version with Domingo the demands of the camera does not bring out her best but with this she shines. The orchestra under Herbert von Karajan does a marvellous job and although I sometimes find his command of orchestra over dramatic in some of his recordings, in this I think he has got it just right. Christa Ludwig turns in a great role as Suzsuki. The part does not have the same edge as some of Puccini's other great supporting roles (like Liu in Turnadot or Musetta in La Boheme) but in this Christa give an excellent performance which fit in perfectly.

What I think is special about this production is the combination of Freni and Pavarotti They were born in the same town (Modena) in the same year and here they are, of course, performing in their own language. Recorded in 1974 just as Pavarotti was getting known his voice still has the magical quality before the high life and concert tours took their tool. They have a special harmony in their performances which I do not think comes through when Freni sings with Domingo. To get the full effect buy this version, the highlights are good, but this is better. The quality is of the recoding is very good and so do not put off into buying later recordings just because it a 1970o's recording.

It is hard to say how the test of time will treat this recording. It is certainly the best around to date. The quality shines through. If you like this, also get the Freni and Pavarotti version of La Boheme.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, 13 Jan 2008
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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Madam Butterfly, one of the most popular operas ever composed is given full justice with this wonderful recording. Karajan maintains a superb tempi throughout, preferring to allow the music to flow naturally. The singers, Freni and Pavarotti especially are at their best here. The entire First Act just flows and must be deemed to be the best version of this act available. What I also like about this version; the sound is wonderfully balanced. Neither too loud, nor too quiet, I did not have to adjust the level of sound on my system once throughout the entire recording which I sometimes have to do with some recordings of other operas and musical works. All I had to do was to sit back and thoroughly enjoy this sublime work. First Class!

If you already have recordings of this opera, you should really add this to your collection. My only criticism though is that it is rather highly priced bearing in mind that it has been available for a number of years now. Perhaps, discounting should be made more readily available, particularly to regular customers of Amazon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'The Best'....
Yeah....though Karajan's Boheme suffers from some extremely self-indulgent tempi, this set hits the spot. The Vienna Philharmonic are truly a force to be reckoned with. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. David L. Gill

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure and passionate
Wonderful version of Madama Butterfly. I know several performances, but none touches my heart so much as this one, with the delicate pure voice of Mirella Freni end the passionate... Read more
Published 11 months ago by C. P. Van Noort

5.0 out of 5 stars You get wot you pay for..the phrase finally rings true.Six stars.
This has got to be in the top three of all opera's available on CD.And I've heard several hundred. No other cast comes close, no other conductor comes close, Pavvy and Mirelli are... Read more
Published 13 months ago by E. Coolican

5.0 out of 5 stars Heaven in 3Cds!
Freni's voice is golden, Pavarotti never sounds better, VPO is devine and Karajan is the ultimate Puccini conductor. Just sit back a listen to music sent from heaven.
Published on 3 April 2003 by John Gauci

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