{"product_id":"puccini-callas-madama-butterfly","title":"Puccini \/ Callas: Madama Butterfly - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMadama Butterfly\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003ePuccini \/ Callas\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eWarner Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e825646340996\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical, Opera\/Operetta\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2014-09-23\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         2014 Maria Callas re-mastered series reissue. With this Abbey Road 24-bit 96kHz re-master, engineers returned to the original master tapes, bringing new clarity \u0026amp; brilliance to her legendary studio recordings. A famous backstage photo was taken in Chicago after one of just three performances that Callas gave of Madama Butterfly; it shows the soprano in her Japanese costume, snarling furiously at a bailiff who had served a writ on her - the very image of the tempestuous diva. By contrast, in her recording of the role, 'it is, miraculously,' as the critic John Osborne observed, 'the 15-year old girl and not the great Callas who stands before us.' Her genius for vocal characterization finds an apt complement in Herbert von Karajan's conducting: 'a wholly sympathetic rendering [that]brings out more of the detail of the score than I have ever heard before', wrote Gramophone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"E Soffitto... E Pareti\" (Pinkerton, Goro) - Nicolai Gedda, Renato Ercolani, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Questa la Cameriera\" (Goro, Pinkerton, Suzuki, Sharpless) - Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Dovunque Al Mondo\" (Sharpless, Pinikerton, Chorus) - Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Quale Amania VI Prende!\" (Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro, Chorus) - Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Ah! Ah! Quanto Cielo!... Ancora Un Passo or Via\" (Butterfly, Sharpless, Chorus) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Herbert Von Karajan, Nicolai Gedda \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Gran Ventura\" (Butterfly, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro, Chorus) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"L'imperial Commissario\" (Butterfly, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro, Chorus) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Vieni, Amor Mio!\" (Butterfly, Pinkerton, Goro) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Renato Ercolani, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Ieri Son Salita Tutta Sola\" (Butterfly, Goro, Comissario, Sharpless, Official Registrar, Chorus) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Enrico Campi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Te \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Ed Eccoci in Famigila\" (Butterfly, Suzuki, Pinkerton, Goro, Bonzo, Chorus) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Renato Ercolani, Plinio Clabassi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di M \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Viene la Sera\" (Butterfly, Pinkerton, Suzuki) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan, Lucia Danieli \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia\" (Butterfly, Pinkerton) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Madama Butterfly, Act 1: \"Vogliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino\" (Pinkerton, Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"E Izaghi E Izanami\" (Suzuki, Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Un Bel Di Vedremo\" (Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.16 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"C'e Entrate\" (Butterfly, Sharpless, Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.17 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Non Lo Sapete Insomma\" (Butterfly, Sharpless, Goro, Yamadori) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Mario Carlin, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.18 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"A Voi Pero Giurerei Fede Costante\" (Butterfly, Sharpless, Goro, Yamadori) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Mario Carlin, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.19 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Or a Noi\" (Butterfly, Sharpless) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.20 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"E Questo? E Questo?\" (Butterfly, Sharpless) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.21 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Che Tua Madre Dovra\" (Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.22 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Io Scendo Al Piano\" (Butterfly, Sharpless) - Maria Callas, Mario Borriello, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.23 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Vespa! Rospo Maledetto!\" (Butterfly, Suzuki, Goro) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Renato Ercolani, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.24 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Una Nave Da Guerra\" (Butterfly, Suzuki) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.25 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio\" (Suzuki, Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.26 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Or Vienmi Ad Adornar\" (Suzuki, Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.27 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a Bocca Chiusa (Humming Chorus) - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.28 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Oh Eh! Oh Eh! Oh Eh!\" (Chorus) - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.29 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Gia Il Sole!\" (Butterfly, Suzuki) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.30 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Povera Butterfly!\" (Suzuki, Sharpless, Pinkerton) - Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.31 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Io So Che Alle Sue... Oh! L'amara Fragranza\" (Pinkerton, Sharpless) - Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.32 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Addio, Fiorito\" (Pinkerton, Sharpless) - Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.33 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Gllielo Dirai?... Premetto\" (Kate, Suzuki, Butterfly) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Luisa Villa, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.34 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Che Vuol Da Me?\" (Butterfly, Suzuki, Sharpless, Kate) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Luisa Villa, Mario Borriello, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.35 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Come Una Mosca Prigioniera\" (Butterfly, Suzuki) - Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan \u003cbr\u003e1.36 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: \"Con Onor Muore\" (Butterfly, Pinkerton) - Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert Von Karajan\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puccini \/ Callas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32556841697351,"sku":"26996868","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/2777067.jpg?v=1747757268","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/puccini-callas-madama-butterfly","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}