"Madama Butterfly"
by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Excerpts - Music and Libretto, with Narration by Ira Ross

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  • "Madama Butterfly" is a magnificent, tragic love story -- with some of the most beautiful music of all of Puccini's operas.
  • The musical performance on the CD is outstanding, with an excellent cast of singers and a marvelous conductor and orchestra.
  • Cast:
    • Madama Butterfly - Miriam Gauci, soprano
    • Lt. B.F. Pinkerton - Yordy Ramiro, tenor
    • Suzuki - Nelly Boschkowa, mezzo-soprano
    • Sharpless- Georg Tichy, baritone
    • Kate Pinkerton - Alzbeta Michalková, soprano
    • Goro - Josef Abel, tenor
    • Prince Yamadori - Robert Szücs, tenor
    • The Bonze - Jozef Spacek, bass
  • Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Alexander Rahbari, Conductor
  • Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Jan Rozehnal, Chorus Master
  • The CD is 62 minutes long and contains 29 tracks of narration and musical excerpts including:
    • Prelude, Act 1
    • "Dovunque al mondo"
      • All over the world
    • "Spira sul mare"
      • Over the sea
    • "Cio-cio-san! Cio-cio-san!"
      • Cio-cio-san! Cio-cio-san!
    • "Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia"
      • Child, with your eyes full of enchantment
    • "Ah! Dolce notte!"
      • Ah! Lovely night!
    • "Chi sarà? Chi sarà?"
      • Who is it? Who is it?
    • "Ah! m'ha scordata?"
      • Ah! Has he forgotten me?
    • "Spoglio Ë l'orto"
      • The garden is bare
    • "Humming chorus"
      • Humming chorus
    • "Dormi amor mio"
      • Sleep my love
    • "Addio fiorito asil"
      • Farewell, flowery refuge
    • "Suzuki! Suzuki! Dove sei?"
      • Suzuki! Suzuki! Where are you?
    • "Con onor muore"
      • He dies with honor
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