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Giacomo Puccini Madame Butterfly Mp3, Flac, Wma Giacomo Puccini Madame Butterfly mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Classical Album: Madame Butterfly Country: Germany Released: 1975 Style: Opera MP3 version RAR size: 1631 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1915 mb WMA version RAR size: 1924 mb Rating: 4.5 Votes: 894 Other Formats: WAV RA MMF MP2 VOX VOC DTS Tracklist A1 1. Akt 1:Teil 1:,,......E Soffitto...E Pareti...'' B1 1. Akt, Forts.:,,E Un Presente Del Mikado'' C1 2. Akt, Teil 1: ,,E Izaghi Ed Izanami'' D1 2. Akt, Forts.: ,,Che Tua Madre'' E1 3. Akt, Teil 1: ,,Oh Eh! Oh Eh!'' F1 3. Akt, Forts,: ,,Tu, Suzuki, Che Sei Tanto Buona'' Credits Choir – Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper* Chorus Master – Norbert Balatsch Composed By – Giacomo Puccini Conductor – Herbert von Karajan Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker Vocals [Cho Cho San] – Mirella Freni Vocals [Die Kusine] – Martha Heigl Vocals [Die Mutter] – Evamaria Hurdes Vocals [Die Tante] – Erna Maria Mühlberger Vocals [F. B. Linkerton] – Luciano Pavarotti Vocals [Furst Yamadori] – Giorgio Stendoro Vocals [Goro, Nakodo] – Michel Senechal* Vocals [Kaiserlicher Kommissar] – Hans Helm Vocals [Kate Linkerton] – Elke Schary Vocals [Onkel Bonze] – Marius Rintzler Vocals [Sharpless] – Robert Kerns Vocals [Standesbeamter] – Siegfried Rudolf Frese Vocals [Suzuki] – Christa Ludwig Vocals [Yakuside] – Wolfgang Scheider Notes Made in Germany Teldec Technology Direct metal mastering DMM Comes with 2 page inner Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Freni*, Pavarotti*, Freni*, Ludwig*, Pavarotti*, Kerns*, Vienna Ludwig*, Philharmonic SET 584/6 Kerns*, Vienna Decca SET 584/6 Europe 1975 Orchestra*, Philharmonic Karajan* - Orchestra*, Madama Karajan* Butterfly (3xLP, Album + Box) Puccini* - Freni*, Puccini* - Pavarotti*, Freni*, Ludwig*, Pavarotti*, Kerns*, The Ludwig*, OSA 13110 Vienna London Records OSA 13110 Netherlands 1974 Kerns*, The Philharmonic*, Vienna Karajan* - Philharmonic*, Madama Karajan* Butterfly (Box + 3xLP) Freni*, Pavarotti*, Freni*, Ludwig*, Pavarotti*, Kerns*, Vienna Ludwig*, LSDC Philharmonic LSDC Kerns*, Vienna Decca/JUGOTON Yugoslavia 1975 70749/50/51 Orchestra*, 70749/50/51 Philharmonic Karajan* - Orchestra*, Madama Karajan* Butterfly (3xLP, Album + Box) Puccini* - Freni*, Puccini* - Pavarotti*, Freni*, Ludwig*, Pavarotti*, Kerns*, The Ludwig*, OSA 13110 Vienna London Records OSA 13110 US 1975 Kerns*, The Philharmonic*, Vienna Karajan* - Philharmonic*, Madama Karajan* Butterfly (Box + 3xLP) Puccini*, Freni*, Puccini*, Pavarotti*, Freni*, Ludwig*, Pavarotti*, Kerns*, Vienna SET 584/6, Ludwig*, Philharmonic Decca, C.P.F. SET 584/6, France Unknown 390033 Kerns*, Vienna Orchestra* , Barclay 390033 Philharmonic Dir. Karajan* - Orchestra* , Madame Dir. Karajan* Butterfly (3xLP, Album + Box, Imp) Related Music albums to Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Mirella Freni / Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestra Dell'Ater / Leone Magiera - La Traviata. Werther. I Vespri Siciliani. La Gioconda L'Africana. Mefistofele. La Figlia Del Regimento. L'elisir D'amore. L'amico Fritz Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop - Guiseppe Verdi - Otello / Grosser Querschnitt In Italienischer Sprache Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - Wiener Blut - Unsterblicher Johann Strauss Verdi / Karajan - Aida Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - Karajan Bon Bons Puccini - Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Alain Lombard - Turandot W. A. Mozart, I. Seefried, W. Lipp, A. Dermota, E. Kunz, L. Weber, G. London, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan - Die Zauberflöte Various - Great Moments Of Opera.
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