PUCCINI: MADAME BUTTERFLY (COMPLETE OPERA IN 2 ACTS) - TEBALDI, BERGONZI, SERAFIN (2 CDS)

Puccini: Madama Butterfly
complete opera in 2 acts (Puccini: Giacosa & Illica)

Renata Tebaldi (Cio-Cio-San);
Carlo Bergonzi (Pinkerton);
Enzo Sordello (Sharpless)

Chorus and Orchestra of
Accademia St. Cecilia, Rome
conducted by Tullio Serafin

“sensitive and beautifully-paced reading finds Tebaldi at her most radiant. … her singing is consistently rich and beautiful, breathtakingly so in passages like the one where she tells Pinkerton she has changed her religion.” (Penguin Guide 3 stars)

CD1 [71:57]

Act 1
Act 2 (part 1)
CD2 [72:00]

Act 2 conclusion