Puccini - Madama Butterfly - Hayashi, Kim, Dvorsky - Maazel 1986DVD9 - PAL - 4:3 - 144min.
Subtitles: English, German, French
Arthaus 100 110, released 2000
Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) – Yasuko Hayashi, Suzuki – Hak-Nam Kim, Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton – Peter Dvorksy, Kate Pinkerton – Anna Caterina Antonacci, Sharpless – Giorgio Zancanaro, Goro – Ernesto Gavazzi, Yamadori – Arturo Testa, Bonzo – Sergio Fontana, Yakuside – Claudio Giombi
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Recorded at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1986
"La Scala's Butterfly scores with the loveliness of Ichiro Takada's Japanese sets and costumes. Yasuko Hayashi's Butterfly, though lacking vocal and visual subtlety, rises to the challenge of her final scene; Hak-Nam Kim's Suzuki is a beautiful portrayal; an Maazel's conducting is high voltage, yet always suppertive."
Malcolm Hayes, Classic fm
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