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Madame Butterfly - A Film By Frederic Mitterand / Conductor: James Conlon / Orchestre De Paris, Chœur de Radio France / Sony Classical 2x Audio CD, Box Set 1995 / S2K 69258
UPC 5099706925828
Madame Butterfly is a 1995 musical film written and directed by Frédéric Mitterrand and produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier and Pierre-Olivier Bardet. It is based on the opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Soprano Ying Huang, tenor Richard Troxell, mezzo-soprano Ning Liang, and bass-baritone Richard Cowan star in the film, in addition to singing their roles. The score was adapted, arranged, and conducted by James Conlon.
The film was an international co-production, with the involvement of France 3, Canal+, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Sianel Pedwar Cymru, France Telecom, and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.
The film was released by Les Films du Losange in France on 22 November 1995 and by Sony Pictures Classics in the United States on 23 May 1996. It received positive reviews, and won the César Award for Best Production Design.
| Label: | Sony Classical – S2K 69258 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Box Set
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1995 |
| Genre: | Classical, Stage & Screen |
| Style: | Opera, Soundtrack |
Tracklist:
| Atto I | |||
| 1-1 | Overture | 3:01 | |
| 1-2 | Sorride Vostro Onore? | 3:28 | |
| 1-3 | Dovunque Al Mondo | 4:03 | |
| 1-4 | Amore O Grillo, Dir Non Saprei | 2:46 | |
| 1-5 | Ecco! Son Giunte Al Sommo Del Pendio | 3:18 | |
| 1-6 | Gran Ventura | 3:37 | |
| 1-7 | L’Imperial Commissario | 3:05 | |
| 1-8 | Vieni, Amor Mio! | 2:48 | |
| 1-9 | Ieri Son Salita Tutta Sola | 1:49 | |
| 1-10 | Tutti Zitti! | 2:45 | |
| 1-11 | Ed Eccoci In Famiglia | 3:16 | |
| 1-12 | Bimba, Bimba, Non Piangere | 2:01 | |
| 1-13 | Viene La Sera | 3:36 | |
| 1-14 | Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni di Malìa | 10:28 | |
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Atto II |
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| 1-15 | E Izaghi Ed Izanami | 7:02 | |
| 1-16 | Un Bel Dì, Vedremo | 4:14 | |
| 2-1 | C’è. Entrate | 4:14 | |
| 2-2 | Yamadori, Ancor | 4:49 | |
| 2-3 | Ora A Noi | 3:06 | |
| 2-4 | Due Cose Potrei Far | 2:20 | |
| 2-5 | E Questo?... E Questo? | 6:33 | |
| 2-6 | Vespa! Rospo Maledetto! | 4:13 | |
| 2-7 | Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio | 10:11 | |
| 2-8 | Coro A Bocca Chiusa | 3:03 | |
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Atto III |
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| 2-9 | Oh Eh! Oh Eh! | 7:32 | |
| 2-10 | Già Il Sole | 1:59 | |
| 2-11 | Chi Sia? | 2:52 | |
| 2-12 | Is So Che Alle Sue Pene | 3:50 | |
| 2-13 | Addio, Fiorito Asil | 1:40 | |
| 2-14 | Glielo Dirai? | 4:15 | |
| 2-15 | Vespa! Voglio Che Tu Risponda | 7:12 | |
| 2-16 | Tu? Tu? Tu? Tu? Tu? Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio |
4:07 |
- Art Direction – Allen Weinberg
- Choir – Chœurs de Radio France
- Chorus Master – François Polgar
- Conductor – James Conlon
- Design [Graphic Design Assistant] – Kim Gaucher
- Directed By [Film Directed By] – Frédéric Mitterrand
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer], Edited By [Recording Editor] – Pierre Bornard
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Didier Gervais, Franck Malabry
- Libretto By – Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
- Liner Notes – Barrymore Laurence Scherer
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – M. Cecile Stratta
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Geneviève Haines
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Alfred W. E. Hübner, Stefanie Schneider (3)
- Liner Notes [Italian Translation] – Anna Saxon-Forti
- Music By – Giacomo Puccini
- Orchestra – Orchestre De Paris
- Producer, Liner Notes – Daniel Toscan Du Plantier, Pierre-Olivier Bardet
- Recorded By [Recording Supervision] – Daniel Zalay, Michel Glotz
- Vocals [B.F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy] – Richard Troxell
- Vocals [Cio-Cio-San's Aunt] – Asayo Otsuka
- Vocals [Cio-Cio-San's Cousin] – Catherine Napoli
- Vocals [Cio-Cio-San's Mother] – Laurence Monteyrol
- Vocals [Cio-Cio-San, Madame Butterfly] – Ying Huang
- Vocals [Goro, A Marriage Broker] – Jing Ma Fan
- Vocals [Kate Pinkerton, Pinkerton's American Wife] – Constance Hauman
- Vocals [Prince Yamadori] – Christopheren Nomura
- Vocals [Sharpless, U.S. Consul At Nagasaki] – Richard Cowan
- Vocals [Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San's Faithful Servant] – Ning Liang
- Vocals [The Imperial Commissioner / The Bonze] – Edmund-Zelotes Toliver
- Vocals [Yakusidé] – Richard Tronc
