Puccini's Madame Butterfly [3 x LP Box, 1955] Opera Jussi Bjoerling Classical

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Vinyl looks NM (near mint/ like new)

Victoria De Los Angeles, Jussi Bjoerling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni, Orchestra & Chorus Of The Opera House, Rome, Gabriele Santini  ?– Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly

     Puccini's Madame Butterfly

Label:
 Angel Records ?– 3604 C/L
Format:
 3 × Vinyl Box Set, LP, Stereo, 12", 33rpm  
Country:
 US
Released:
 1955
Genre:
 Classical
Style:
 Opera, Romantic

Tracklist

A1     Act I (Part 1)     
B1     Act I (Part 2)     
C1     Act I (Conclusion)     
C2     Act II (Part 1)     
D1     Act II (Part 2)     
E1     Act II (Conclusion)     
E2     Act III (Part 1)     
F1     Act III (Conclusion)     

Companies, etc.

    Recorded At – Opera House, Rome

Credits

    Baritone Vocals [Prince Yamadori] – Arturo La Porta
    Baritone Vocals [Sharpless] – Mario Sereni
    Bass Vocals [The Bonze] – Paolo Montarsolo
    Bass Vocals [The Comissioner] – Antonio Sacchetti
    Bass Vocals [Uncle Yakusidé] – Bonaldo Giaiotti
    Chorus – Chorus Of The Opera House, Rome
    Composed By – Giacomo Puccini
    Conductor – Gabriele Santini
    Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mother Of Madame Butterfly] – Vera Mangrini
    Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Suzuki] – Miriam Pirazzini
    Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Opera House, Rome
    Soprano Vocals [Kate Pinkerton], Soprano Vocals [The Cousin] – Sylvia Bertona
    Soprano Vocals [Mme. Butterfly] – Victoria De Los Angeles
    Soprano Vocals [The Aunt] – Nina De Courson
    Tenor Vocals [Goro] – Piero De Palma
    Tenor Vocals [Lt. B.F. Pinkerton] – Jussi Björling
    Tenor Vocals [Official Registrar] – Paolo Caroli

Notes

Nice [12 x 12] 20-page booklet with libretto included.

"Manufactured In the USA"

"Recorded In Italy"

- Madama Butterfly (IPA: [ma?da?ma ?batterflai]; Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther Long, which in turn was based on stories told to Long by his sister Jennie Correll and on the semi-autobiographical 1887 French novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti. Long's version was dramatized by David Belasco as the one-act play Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, which, after premiering in New York in 1900, moved to London, where Puccini saw it in the summer of that year.

The original version of the opera, in two acts, had its premiere on 17 February 1904 at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. It was poorly received, despite such notable singers as soprano Rosina Storchio, tenor Giovanni Zenatello and baritone Giuseppe De Luca in lead roles; this was due in part to a late completion by Puccini, and thus inadequate time for rehearsals. Puccini revised the opera, splitting Act II into two (with the Humming Chorus as a bridge to what became Act III) and making other changes. Success ensued, starting with the first performance on 28 May 1904 in Brescia.

Madama Butterfly is a staple of the operatic repertoire around the world, ranked 6th by Operabase; Puccini's La bohème and Tosca rank 3rd and 5th.

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