Mirella Freni - Death of Butterfly

Mirella Freni in Puccini's Madama Butterfly

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Music

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• Mirella
• Freni
• Puccini
• Madama
• Butterfly
• opera

[ZsaZsadoll]

PINKERTON YOU BASTARD

[ThulaPeregrin]

Beautiful and very moving. I love the way she sings this role.

As to the Seppuku, they were historically very accurate with the way she commits suicide. Women were only allowed to cut their throats, not stab themselves, and their legs were tied together beforehand to maintain a "ladylike" position even in death (I'm a student of East Asian studies). Hope it helps the people interested.

[operaforever123]

Scumbag Pinkerton.

[molarmama5]

I am dying internally! To be totally alone!

[dcm47000]

Je dois parler de sa voix, car j'ai l'impression qu'on n'en parle pas.

Cette scène est divine et Mirella Freni est une interprète hors pair.

Plutôt que de parler du suicide ou des coutumes japonaises, écoutez plutôt cette grande cantatrice qui nous ouvre les voies du Ciel.

[jenson7720]

@tigerwa...I know Hilarious... I was in the chorus of this opera a few years back and the child started crying on stage coz the singing was so loud ...u can imagine the freaked out butterfly!!!

[molarmama5]

My child died on 12/27/11, This is the only music that is sort of getting me to try to live.

I am honestly too tired to go on. Really tired and I am too old for another pregnancy. I feel like i am bleeding inside!

[zumbertinho]

The jumping through the shouji in the end is really unnecessary, and this version is slightly inaccurate in comparison with the opera (she blindfolds the child, goes behind a folding screen, he embraces her at the end, etc etc). However, I really think this is the best video version of the opera (I saw it once live, but only after I saw this one, and I wasn't impressed in the slightest). I can't believe someone can really like that Ying Huang version over this one, it's such a joke...

[tigerwa]

I hope they gave that child ear plugs!

[tootsiebutts]

i've own this video/dvd since 1995......ive gone thru 2 copies and 2 cd sets and i also have the record.... i have never heard anything more powerful and heartbreaking and most of all breathtaking....BUTTERFLY LIVES!!

[jenson7720]

I ALMOST cant listen because its so emotional...the music of course is everything but Freni is my favourite...such an even tone throughout range ...bel canto at its best ...add to that her natual rich warm beauitiful quality and ...OH MY GOD!!!...perfection

[Pitheco1]

Essa ópera filme é espetacular.... Freni, Domingo e Ludwig arrebentam!!!!