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Madama Butterfly

Artist(s)

Puccini* / Leontyne Price

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Released

1963

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Format

3 ×Vinyl, LP, StereoBox Set

Genre(s)

Classical

Style

Classical

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Track List

A Act I (Part 1)

B Act I (Part 2)

C1 Act I (Concl.)

C2 Act II (Part 1)

D Act II (Part 2)

E1 Act II (Concl.)

E2 Act III (Part 1)

F Act III (Concl.)

Companies

Recorded At - RCA Studios, Rome
Copyright (c) - G. Ricordi & Co (London) Ltd
Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Credits

Baritone Vocals [Imperial Commissioner]-Arturo La Porta
Baritone Vocals [Prince Yamadori]-Robert Kerns
Baritone Vocals [Sharpless]-Philip Maero
Bass Vocals [The Bonze]-Virgilio Carbonari
Bass Vocals [The Registrar]-Mario Rinaudo
Bass Vocals [Yakuside]-Leo Pudis
Chorus-Chorus*
Chorus Master-Nino Antonellini
Composed By-Giacomo Puccini
Conductor-Erich Leinsdorf
Conductor [Assistant Conductor]-Fernando Cavaniglia, Luigi Ricci, Ugo Catania
Libretto By-Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
Liner Notes-George R. Marek
Liner Notes [English Translation Of Libretto]-Peggie Cochrane
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Kate Pinkerton]-Anna Di Stasio
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mother Of Cio-cio-san]-Fernanda Cadoni
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Suzuki]-Rosalind Elias
Orchestra-RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Photography By-John Ross*
Producer-Richard Mohr
Recorded By [Recording Engineer]-Lewis Layton
Soprano Vocals [Madama Butterfly, Cio-cio-san]-Leontyne Price
Soprano Vocals [The Aunt]-Gianna Lollini
Soprano Vocals [The Cousin]-Silvia Bertona
Stage Manager [Stereophonic Stage Manager]-Carl O. Von Hoersten
Tenor Vocals [B.f. Pinkerton]-Richard Tucker (2)
Tenor Vocals [Goro]-Piero De Palma

Notes

Opera in Three ActsBased on the story by John Luther Long and the drama by David BelascoBox set comes with art print and full booklet. The high quality paper booklet is 32 pages with a dull heavy textured colored paper cover. It is not printed in color. It includes recording session photos by John Ross, and several sections that include "The Cast" (with pictures and short bio's), "The Failure And Success Of Butterfly" by George R. Marek, "The Recording" by Richard Mohr, "Story Of The Opera", and "Puccini Madama Butterfly, Libretto" that provides Italian - English dialogue translation by Peggie Cochrane.English libretto translation copyright 1958 by G. Ricordi & Co. (London) (Ltd.)The records are auto-coupled.The covering of the box is dull (not slick) and textured (very similar to the booklet cover).