Renata Scotto / Placido Domingo / Wixell / Knight / Andreoli / Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel, Puccini - Madama Butterfly

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Madama Butterfly Composed By – Giacomo PucciniLibretto By – Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
A	Act I (Beginning)	24:17
B	Act I (Continuation)	20:28
C1	Act I (Conclusion)	7:16
C2	Act II (Beginning)	12:23
D	Act II (Continuation)	24:07
E1	Act II (Conclusion)	15:15
E2	Act III (Beginning)	7:50
F	Act III (Conclusion)	26:50

Credits

• Art Direction – Allen Weinberg
• Chorus – Ambrosian Opera Chorus*
• Chorus Master – John McCarthy
• Composed By – Giacomo Puccini
• Conductor – Lorin Maazel
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Vivienne H. Taylor
• Design [Booklet Design] – Peter Nutter
• Engineer – Robert Auger*, Mike Ross-Trevor
• Libretto By – Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
• Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Joyce Rainbolt*
• Producer – Paul Myers
• Vocals [Aunt] – Jean Temperley
• Vocals [B. F. Pinkerton] – Placido Domingo
• Vocals [Cousin] – Linda Richardson
• Vocals [Goro] – Florindo Andreoli*
• Vocals [Imperial Commissioner] – Christopher Keyte
• Vocals [Kate Pinkerton] – Ann Murray
• Vocals [Madame Butterfly] – Renata Scotto
• Vocals [Mother] – Gloria Jennings
• Vocals [Registrar] – Alan Byers
• Vocals [Sharpless] – Ingvar Wixell
• Vocals [Suzuki] – Gillian Knight
• Vocals [The Bonze] – Malcolm King
• Vocals [The Prince Yamadori] – Jonathan Summers
• Vocals [Yakuside] – Leslie Fyson

Notes

Promotional white label version of Madama Butterfly, Columbia M3 35181
Recorded at All-Saints' Church, Franciscan Road, Tooting Graveney, London Feb 26, 27, 28, March 1, 3, 4, June 1, 4, 5, 1978.
11"/11" booklet including English liner notes and translations of the original Italian lyrics.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
M3 35181	Renata Scotto / Placido Domingo / Wixell* / Knight* / Andreoli* / Ambrosian Opera Chorus* / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel, Puccini*	Renata Scotto / Placido Domingo / Wixell* / Knight* / Andreoli* / Ambrosian Opera Chorus* / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel, Puccini* - Madama Butterfly ‎(3xLP + Box)	Columbia Masterworks	M3 35181	US	1978
SM2K 91135	Puccini* : Lorin Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra	Puccini* : Lorin Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra - Madame Butterfly ‎(2xCD, Album)	Sony Classical	SM2K 91135	Germany	2003
M2K 35181	Puccini* : Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Ingvar Wixell, Gillian Knight, Florindo Andreolli, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel	Puccini* : Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Ingvar Wixell, Gillian Knight, Florindo Andreolli, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel - Madame Butterfly ‎(2xCD, Album)	CBS Masterworks	M2K 35181	Austria	Unknown
79313	Giacomo Puccini - Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Wixell*, Knight*, Andreoli*, Ambrosian Opera Chorus*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel	Giacomo Puccini - Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Wixell*, Knight*, Andreoli*, Ambrosian Opera Chorus*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel - Madame Butterfly ‎(3xLP, Box)	CBS Masterworks	79313	Germany	1978
M3T 35181	Renata Scotto / Placido Domingo / Wixell* / Knight* / Andreoli* / Puccini* - Ambrosian Opera Chorus* / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel	Renata Scotto / Placido Domingo / Wixell* / Knight* / Andreoli* / Puccini* - Ambrosian Opera Chorus* / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel - Puccini - Madame Butterfly ‎(3xCass, Album + Box)	CBS	M3T 35181	US	1978