Opera Details
Characters
Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly)
Il commissario imperiale (The Imperial Commissioner)
L'ufficiale del registro (The Registrar)
Recordings
Year
Conductor
Singers
1928
Molajoli, Lorenzo
Zagonara, Dominici, Huder
1929
Sabajno, Carlo
Cecil, Mannarini, Weinberg
1939
Fabritiis, Oliviero de
Gigli, Zagonara, Huder
1941
Papi, Gennaro
Albanese, Browning, Brownlee
1948
Ormandy, Eugene
Steber, Peerce, Harvuot
1949
Rudolf, Max
Tucker, Paolis, Cehanovsky
1949
Schröder, Kurt
Trötschel, Friedrich, Litz
1951
Erede, Alberto
Tebaldi, Palma, Corena
1951
Loibner, Wilhelm
Delorko, Rössl-Majdan, Jaresch
1952
Cleva, Fausto
Prandelli, Valentino, Paolis
1953
Questa, Angelo
Petrella, Tagliavini, Taddei
1954
Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Angeles, Stefano, Gobbi
1954
Herbert, Walter
Angeles, Torigi, Cosenza
1955
Karajan, Herbert von
Callas, Gedda, Carlin
1955
Bron, Onissim
Shumskaya, Gribova, Shevtzov
1956
Wolff, Albert
Angelici, Lance, Collart
1956
Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Baroni, Miller, Harvuot
1956
Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Albanese, Elias, Brownlee
1956
Fabritiis, Oliviero de
Moffo, Cioni, Pace
1957
Leinsdorf, Erich
Moffo, Corena, Carlin
1957
Kempe, Rudolf
Angeles, Evans, Langdon
1958
Serafin, Tullio
Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Cossotto
1958
Questa, Angelo
Tebaldi, Raimondi, Stasio
1959
Santini, Gabriele
Angeles, Palma, Giaiotti
1960
Leitner, Ferdinand
Schlemm, Kónya, Plümacher
1960
Cellini, Renato
Kirsten, Baroni, Cosenza
1961
Rescigno, Nicola
Olivero, Cioni, Zanasi
1961
Klobucar, Berislav
Jurinac, Klein, Janowitz
1962
Leinsdorf, Erich
Tucker, Palma, Stasio
1966
Barbirolli, John
Scotto, Bergonzi, Palma
1966
Santi, Nello
Molese, Casei, Meucci
1967
Basile, Arturo
Scotto, Ricciardi, Maionica
1967
Ermler, Mark
Vishnevskaya, Bolchakov, Nartov
1968
Rivoli, Gianfranco
Caballé, Lerer, Ausensi
1969
Rapalo, Ugo
Kabaivanska, Taddei, Maffeo
1969
Patané, Giuseppe
Rothenberger, Gedda, Prey
1972
Patané, Giuseppe
King, Schmidt, Prey
1974
Karajan, Herbert von
Freni, Pavarotti, Ludwig
1974
Adler, Kurt
Scotto, Carreras, Forst
1974
Karajan, Herbert von
Freni, Domingo, Ludwig
1975
Ángel Veltri, Miguel
Negri, Cesari, Falzetti
1976
Gatto, Armando
Caballé, MartÃ, Bordoni
1976
Gracis, Ettore
Chiara, Bini, D'Orazi
1978
Maazel, Lorin
Scotto, Domingo, Murray
1979
DeMain, John
Mitchell, Shicoff, Ellis
1980
Papescu, Paul
Moldoveanu, Tumagian, Köpeczi
1980
Patané, Giuseppe
Kincses, Dvorsky, Miller
1982
Arena, Maurizio
Kabaivanska, Ferrara, Zotti
1983
Bellini, Gabriele
Kabaivanska, Milcheva-Nonova, Portella
1985
Maazel, Lorin
Zancanaro, Gavazzi, Antonacci
1987
Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Freni, Carreras, Pons
1987
Raichev, Rouslan
Tomowa-Sintow, Aragall, Rinaldi
1992
Rahbari, Alexander
Gauci, Ramiro, Tichy
1994
Notev, Giorgio
Chen, Contreras, Fogel
1995
Rosekrans, Charles
Spacagna, Graham, Parce
1995
Conlon, James
Huang, Troxell, Hauman
1995
Conlon, James
Huang, Troxell, Hauman
1997
Neuhold, Gunther
Brillemburg, Haller, Kolarczyk
2000
Abel, Yves
Rigby, Kale, Bayley
2004
Oren, Daniel
Giordani, Pons, Bosi
2004
Domingo, Plácido
Dessi, Armiliato, Pons
2007
Runnicles, Donald
Racette, O'Neil, Pickersgill
2007
Summers, Patrick
Racette, Giordani, Croft
2008
Pappano, Antonio
Gheorghiu, Kaufmann, Shkosa