Album · 1963
Madama Butterfly
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Madama Butterfly: Act I (Part 1)
Madama Butterfly
23:05
2
Madama Butterfly: Act I (Part 2)
Madama Butterfly
19:23
Disc 2
1
Madama Butterfly: Act I (Concl.)
Madama Butterfly
6:58
2
Madama Butterfly: Act II (Part 1)
Madama Butterfly
10:47
3
Madama Butterfly: Act II (Part 2)
Madama Butterfly
21:53
Disc 3
1
Madama Butterfly: Act II (Concl.)
Madama Butterfly
14:56
2
Madama Butterfly: Act III (Part 1)
Madama Butterfly
7:36
3
Madama Butterfly: Act III (Concl.)
Madama Butterfly
23:43
In print
First pressed 1963, still pressed 2012 — 37 pressings across 9 countries.
Credits
Gianmarco Diamanti
Art Direction
Giacomo Puccini
Composer
Erich Leinsdorf
Conductor
Fernando Cavaniglia
Conductor
Luigi Ricci
Conductor
Ugo Catania
Conductor
BKMS, Hamburg
Design
Eberhard Ross
Illustration · painting [front cover]
George R. Marek
Liner Notes
Peggie Cochrane
Liner Notes
Richard Mohr
Liner Notes
Mark Gade
Mastering · remastered by [engineer]
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
John G. Ross
Photography
Edward Houser
Producer · reissue producer
Niels Høirup
Producer
Lewis Layton
Recording
Anna di Stasio
Vocal · mezzo-soprano vocals [kate pinkerton]
Arturo La Porta
Vocal · baritone vocals [imperial commissioner]
Fernanda Cadoni
Vocal · mezzo-soprano vocals [mother of cio-cio-san]
Gianna Lollini
Vocal · soprano vocals [the aunt]
Leontyne Price
Vocal · soprano vocals [madama butterfly (cio-cio-san)]
Leo Pudis
Vocal · bass vocals [yakuside]
Mario Rinaudo
Vocal · bass vocals [the registrar]
Philip Maero
Vocal · baritone vocals [sharpless]
Piero de Palma
Vocal · tenor vocals [goro]
RCA Italiana Opera Chorus
Vocal · chorus
Richard Tucker
Vocal · tenor vocals [b.f. pinkerton]
Robert Kerns
Vocal · baritone vocals [prince yamadori]
Rosalind Elias
Vocal · mezzo-soprano vocals [suzuki]
Silvia Bertona
Vocal · soprano vocals [the cousin]
Virgilio Carbonari
Vocal · bass vocals [the bonze]
David Belasco
Writer
John L. Long
Writer