Puccini “Madama Butterfly“ -- Sinopoli -- Freni -- Carreras -- Berganza -- Pons 1988

Cio-Cio-San: Mirella Freni B. F. Pinkerton: José Carreras Suzuki: Teresa Berganza Sharpless: Juan Pons Goro: Anthony Laciura Bonzo: Kurt Rydl Kate Pinkerton: Marianne Rørholm Yamadori: Mark Curtis Commissario: Hidenori Komatsu L’ufficiale del registro: Hidenori Komatsu Cugina: Noriko Sasaki Madre: Hitomi Katagiri Lo zio Yakuside: Petteri Salomaa Zia: Judith Howarth Giacomo Puccini “Madama Butterfly“ Opera in three acts Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Ambrosian Opera Chorus Leader: John McCarthy Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli