Giacomo Puccini~Madama Butterfly Highlights

Giacomo Puccini~Madama Butterfly Highlights

On this CD:

  1. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Quanto cielo!...Ancora un passo or via
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Rome Opera Theater Orchestra & Chorus
    with Renata Scotto, Rolando Panerai
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  2. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Bimba dagli occhi
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Orchestra del Teatro Municipal di Roma
    with Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  3. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Un bel di vedremo
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Orchestra del Teatro Municipal di Roma
    with Renata Scotto
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera E questo? E questo?...Che tua madre dovrà
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Orchestra del Teatro Municipal di Roma
    with Renata Scotto, Rolando Panerai
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Orchestra del Teatro Municipal di Roma
    with Anna di Stasio, Renata Scotto
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Coro a bocca chiusa
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Rome Opera Theater Orchestra & Chorus
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  7. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Verrà..Verrà
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Orchestra del Teatro Municipal di Roma
    with Anna di Stasio, Renata Scotto
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  8. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Addio, fiorito asil...Glielo dirai?...Che vuol da Me?...Come una mosca prigioniera...Con onor muore
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Orchestra del Teatro Municipal di Roma
    with Anna di Stasio, Renata Scotto, Silvana Padoan, Rolando Panerai, Carlo Bergonzi
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly Highlights
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    ASIN: B0000041TT
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Madama Butterfly: Act One: Dovunque Al Mondo... Ah! Quanto Cielo!
    2. Madama Butterfly: Act One: Viene La Sera
    3. Madama Butterfly: Act Two - Part One: Un Bel Di Veldremo
    4. Madama Butterfly: Act Two - Part One: Ah! M'ha Scordata?...Che Tua Madre
    5. Madama Butterfly: Act Two - Part One: Una Nave Da Guerra... Scuoti Quella Fronda
    6. Madama Butterfly: Act Two - Part One: Humming Chorus - Summchor - Coro A Bocca Chiusa
    7. Madama Butterfly: Act 2 - Part 2: Io So Che Alle Sue Pene... Addio Fiorito Asil
    8. Madama Butterfly: Act 2 - Part 2: Con Onor Muore... Tu? Piccolo Iddio
    Puccini: Madam Butterfly (Highlights)
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      ASIN: B00009KHY8
      Release Date: 2003-09-02

      Tracks:

      1. Introduction
      2. The Whole World Over
      3. Dearest, My Dearest, Weep No More
      4. Evening Is Falling
      5. Child, From Whose Eyes The Witchery Is Shining
      6. Ah, Love Me A Little
      7. One Fine Day
      8. Look, 'Tis A Man-O-War!
      9. Shake The Cherry Tree
      10. I Know That For Such Misfortune
      11. Farewell, O Happy Home
      12. You? You? Beloved Idol!
      13. Mario! Mario! Mario! (Love Duet, Act I)
      Puccini: Madam Butterfly - Highlights / Barbirolli
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Butterfly of the Century!!!
      • The ultimate Butterfly
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      ASIN: B0000269YS
      Release Date: 1999-11-16

      Tracks:

      1. Quanto Cielo! Quanto Mar!...Ancora Un Passo Or Via
      2. Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia
      3. Un Bel Di Vedremo
      4. E Questo? E Questo?...Che Tua Madre Dovra
      5. Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio
      6. Humming Chorus
      7. Verra, Verra
      8. Addio, Fiorito Asil...Glielo Dira?...Che Vuol Da Me?...

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Butterfly of the Century!!!.......2006-04-21

      Out of all the recordings of this work I have listened to (Freni, Tebaldi, even Maria Callas) none have captured the innocence and growth and hearbreak of Butterfly like Scotto. This first full recording of Scotto's interpretation is a truly legendary performance. Her development from young, innocent geisha to mature woman full of heartache and longing is not only dramatically perfect, but vocally beautiful and poignant. The her masterful artistry is untouched by anyone. Callas had the drama, but the vocalism was never this flawless. The final scene will bring you to tears every time. Bergonzi is a great Pinkerton to her butterfly. Don't waste time on any other recording except this one. You'll never want another after this.

      5 out of 5 stars The ultimate Butterfly.......2001-12-10

      This is an absolutely amazing account of the Madame Butterfly. Renata Scotto is the ultimate interpretor of the role ( along with Callas....). The " Con Onor Muore" will make your hair raise. Absolutely faboulous....
      Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Great hi-light disc , crappy documation
      • Opera at its best
      Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)

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      ASIN: B00004Z32O
      Release Date: 2001-05-08

      Tracks:

      1. Madama Butterfly: Act One: Dovunque al mondo (Pinkerton, Chorus)
      2. Madama Butterfly: Act One: Viene la sera (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki)
      3. Madama Butterfly: Act One: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia (Pinkerton, Butterfly)
      4. Madama Butterfly: Act One: Vogliatemi bene (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
      5. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Un bel di vedremo (Butterfly)
      6. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Una nave da guerra (Suzuki, Butterfly)
      7. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Butterfly, Suzuki)
      8. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Or vienmi ad adornar (Butterfly, Suzuki)
      9. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
      10. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Intermezzo
      11. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: Io so che alle sue pene... Addio fiorito asil (Pinkerton, Suzuki)
      12. Madama Butterfly: Act Two: 'Con onor muore' ... Tu? tu? Piccolo Ikkio! (Butterfly, Pinkerton)

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Great hi-light disc , crappy documation.......2004-04-23

      Very good lighlight disc. No documation at all.

      4 out of 5 stars Opera at its best.......2001-06-27

      Without a doubt, Madama Butterfly is clearly one of the greatest operas ever written by the talented Giacomo Puccini. This cd captures a stunning performance by the two lead singers, who both have strong voices. This opera deals with love, war and betrayal. If you enjoy listening to opera, then this cd is an essential addition to your collection. There is lots of emotion in the music.
      Madame Butterfly / Huang, Troxel, Cowan, Liang; Concon (1995) [Highlights]
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • 5 stars for Ying Huang!
      • A Must buy and hear!!
      Madame Butterfly / Huang, Troxel, Cowan, Liang; Concon (1995) [Highlights]
      Giacomo Puccini , James Conlon , Ying Huang , Richard Troxel , Richard Cowan , Orchestre de Paris , Ning Liang , Constance Hauman , and Choeurs de Radio France
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      ASIN: B0000029N6
      Release Date: 1996-04-23

      Tracks:

      1. Madame Butterfly: Dovunque Al Mondo
      2. Madame Butterfly: Bimba, Bimba, Non Piangere
      3. Madame Butterfly: Un Bel Di
      4. Madame Butterfly: Ora A Nol
      5. Madame Butterfly: Coro A Bocca Chiusa
      6. Madame Butterfly: Prelude
      7. Madame Butterfly: Io So Che Alle Sue Pene
      8. Madame Butterfly: E Sia! A Lui Devo Obbedir!

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars 5 stars for Ying Huang!.......2000-09-07

      I bought this album simply for Ying Huang. And I was not disappointed. It's such a pleasure to listen to her voice: a purity of tone, a slight whisper sometimes at the start of a phrase, another something that I can't describe that happens when a long phrase is ending - a new tone, one so beautiful it can only be heard for perhaps 8 seconds in 75 minutes of album.

      Ying Huang's voice is incredibly mature - not in an academic or learned sense, but innately so, as though this maturity had been with her all throughout her life. She knows exactly what she's doing, but knows intuitively.

      It seems a love of singing has combined with some genetic gifts, creating a singer so wonderful that sometimes I doubt whether we are actually allowed to hear her. But we can, in this and several other albums. If I had millions of dollars I would produce a Ying Huang album every 6 months. My conscience now asks if this is true - shouldn't I give it to those in need? "Perhaps", I answer, "But the world will truly be better off with more of Ying Huang". She is a missionary for the soul whose message is beautiful as well as believable.

      My only worry was that there was not enough Ying Huang on the album. The other singers and musicians are great. Only, I don't really know this. Compared with Ying Huang everybody else is reduced 10 fold. You only want to hear her, and when another part is sung you exclaim "No, what? why is that man shouting?!!". There is a nice duet somewhere in there though.

      I suppose the best way to sum this all up is with a quote from one fine reviewer (who is a lot more economical than I) It's a good album "especially for the Ying Huang..."

      5 out of 5 stars A Must buy and hear!!.......1999-06-18

      Best of all Madame Butterfly I've ever heard!! Especially for the Ying Huang....
      Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Highlights)
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        Release Date: 1998-01-27

        Tracks:

        1. Act 1:'Dovunque al Mondo...'
        2. Act 1:'Quantro cielo! Quantro mar!
        3. Act 1:'Vienna la serva...'
        4. Act 1:'Bimba dagli occhi peni di malia...'
        5. Act 1:'Adesso vpi siete per me...'
        6. Act 1:'Ah! Dolce notte! Quante stelle!...'
        7. Act 2: Part 1 - Un bel vedremo...'
        8. Act 2: Part 1 - 'Il Cannoe del porto!...
        9. Act 2: Part 1 - ':Scuoti quella fronda di cilieegio
        10. Act 2: Part 1 - Coro a bocca chiusa
        11. Part 2 : 'Addio, Fiorito assil...'
        12. Part 2 : 'Con onor muore..'
        Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Price is wonderful, but nothing else is
        • This is a keeper.
        • A Butterfly Puccini would have loved
        Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)

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        ASIN: B00000K2EZ
        Release Date: 1999-09-14

        Customer Reviews:

        2 out of 5 stars Price is wonderful, but nothing else is.......2005-09-18

        This was my first Butterfly, bought in the Sixties, and so Leontyne Price is imprinted in my min for this role, one she neer sang on stage. Her voice is really too big and lush for Cio-cio San, but that hardly matters given her ravishing singing. What does matter, unfortunately, is the stiff, unyielding conducting of Leinsdorf and the trumpet-like bawling of Tucker. both are so bad that it is hard to listen to this set anymore, especially with so many fine alternatives around.

        5 out of 5 stars This is a keeper........2001-09-21

        This recording is the best of the best doing the best in Madame Butterfly. It is difficult to find the best recording of Madame Butterfly, which from start to finish is a continuous and integrated dose of Pucinni's most beautiful music. As Madame Butterfly requires a soprano who can SING AND ACT, the best performace is any decent live performance. That's probably why a DVD version is not yet available of this opera. This CD contains the highlights of Madame Butterfly and the highlights are perfectly done by Richard Tucker, Leontyne Price, the chorus and the orchestra. Don't let the age of the recording scare you off, I and others have found that many recordings done originally in RCA's Living Stero have transfered excellently to CD.

        With a good sound system or with a portable CD and earphones, you can hear the characters' voices move across the stage as they act their parts, the instruments of the orchestra have their very distintive voices and even the knife clattering on the floor is undeniable.

        A friend lent me this recording with the warning that it is extremely addictive. I couldn't give it back to him until I had a copy of this CD of my own and I already had a copy of Madame Butterfly on VHS and an excellent CD version of the complete opera. Borrow this CD from a friend, you will buy it. As an introduction to the opera experience or just as a temporary opera "fix", this CD of Madame Butterfly is the best investment you can make.

        5 out of 5 stars A Butterfly Puccini would have loved.......2000-12-27

        Many have written regarding Leontyne Price's classic portrayal on the recording. RCA has re-released the highlights again in new packaging and updated sound....and as always it is a treasure. I have lived with this recording since I was a kid and it is still and always will be my favorite of this opera. I listen of the highlights CD even a little more than the complete recording. Funny, I still have my old mono Dynagroove LPs too. If I was ever asked for a Desert Island Discs list, this would be on it.
        Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Highlights From The RCA Classic Leontyne Butterfly
        Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)

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        ASIN: B000003FUZ
        Release Date: 1995-05-09

        Tracks:

        1. Madame Butterfly: Dovunque al mondo lo Yankee
        2. Madame Butterfly: Amore o grillo
        3. Madame Butterfly: Ancora un passo or via
        4. Madame Butterfly: Vieni, amor mio!
        5. Madame Butterfly: leri son salita tutta sola
        6. Madame Butterfly: Tutti zitti!
        7. Madame Butterfly: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
        8. Madame Butterfly: Bimba dagli occhi
        9. Madame Butterfly: Vogliatemi bene
        10. Madame Butterfly: Un bel di
        11. Madame Butterfly: Yamadori, ancor le pene
        12. Madame Butterfly: Letter Duet : Ora a noi
        13. Madame Butterfly: Flower Duet : Una nave da guerra
        14. Madame Butterfly: Tutti i fior?
        15. Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus
        16. Madame Butterfly: Addio, fiorito asil
        17. Madame Butterfly: Death Of Butterfly : Come una mosca
        18. Madame Butterfly: 'Con anor muore...'

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Highlights From The RCA Classic Leontyne Butterfly.......2006-01-10

        This CD is a highlights disc, lifted from the RCA recording of Puccini's Madama Butterfly starring Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker and Rosalind Elias. For curious audiophiles, this serves as a perfect FIRST BUTTERFLY. The sound is phenomenal. During the climaxes, such as the final portion of the first love duet in Act 1, climaxes during Butterfly's arias and especially in the Finale, the music is bursting with bombast and grandeur. The speakers in my home were surrounded by sheer tonal beauty and majestic audial splendor. Maestro Erich Leinsdorf trained his orchestra well and his soprano quite well as it was Leinsdorf that contracted her for RCA. The rest is history. Leontyne would go on to sing for other RCA opera recordings like Aida, Tosca, Trovatore and La Forza Del Destino. As Butterfly, she is supremely dramatic. Some critics snub her Butterfly because they felt she was reduced to melodramatic qualities, and that she could not wholly convince as a frail, love-sick Japanese teenager. Technically it's true. A light-lyric but powerful voice is required to most dramatically satisfy as Ciao-Ciao San. But because the role is so juicy and the opera is so popular in the repertoire of any opera company, all sopranos want to take on the role. Heavy and dramatic sopranos like Maria Callas, Montserrat Caballe and Renata Scotto have portrayed Butterfly. But Leontyne has the right Puccini voice, and lyrico-spinto abilities perfectly capture Butterfly's femininity, sensibility, strength and weaknesses. Her Butterfly is strong, but she is able to sing with sweet pianissimi and dulcet tones, as well as more invective tones. She has a passion that no other soprano before or after gave to Butterfly. Note how lush and sumptuous the Entrance Aria "Ancora Un Paso" is and how intense and electrifying the Un Bel Di, and the aria right before the Flower Duet is. The finale in which she commits hari-kiri is powerfully moving and thunderous. American tenor Richard Tucker sings with loud, brash, American gusto and with elegance and bravado to boot. He is a perfect Pinkerton, careless and cruel but oddly romantic. Listen to the opening aria "Duvunque al mondo" to see what I mean. This same technique is applied with even more expression in "Addio Fiorito Asil" in which Pinkerton learns at last his grave mistake of abandoning Butterfly and marrying an American wife, dishonoring her forever. The rapport between Richard Tucker and Leontyne Price (and conductor Leinsdorf) is truly evident in this magnificent recording. Rosalind Elias is a mature, stately Susuki, singing the role more like a motherly figure. She sings the role better than any other mezzo I know, except perhaps Teresa Berganza. Fans of Leontyne will definately want to own the whole recording available on RCA.
        Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Highlights)
        Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
        • Not a terrible "butterfly"
        Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Highlights)

        Manufacturer: Naxos
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        ASIN: B000001458
        Release Date: 1995-03-21

        Tracks:

        1. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Dovonque al Mondo
        2. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Ed e bella la sposa?
        3. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Amore o grillo
        4. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Ecco! Son guente al piangere
        5. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Bimba, bimba non piangere
        6. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Vienne la sera
        7. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act I: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
        8. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act II: Un bel di, vedremo
        9. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act II: Vedrai, piccolo amor
        10. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act II: Totto tutto sia pien di fior
        11. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act II: Humming Chorus
        12. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act III: Introduction.. Oh eh! Oh eh!
        13. Madama Butterfly (Highlights), Act III: Con onor muore

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars Not a terrible "butterfly".......2004-12-14

        but there are much better recording of this opera.
        The best thing here is Miriam Gauci, she has a beautiful soprano and she's a lovely, moving cio cio san.
        sadly, the roles of pinkerton, suzuki and sharpless were
        given to second-rate singers.
        for a highlight CD I'ts worth the price, but I wouldn't
        reccomend buying the complete recording of this performance
        Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)
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          Puccini: Madame Butterfly (Highlights)

          Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00004ZDLE
          Release Date: 2000-10-24

          Tracks:

          1. Act I: E Soffitto...E Pareti
          2. Act I: Quanto Cielo!...Ancora Un Passo Or Via
          3. Act I: Viene La Sera
          4. Act I: Bimba Dagli Occhi
          5. Act I: Vogliatemi Bene 'Love Duet'
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          13. Act III: Interlude
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          16. Act III: Glielo Dirai?
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