Madame Butterfly

Item

Record ID

135

Identifier

11412

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Madame Butterfly

Uniform Title

Madama Butterfly

Program/Series Title

NBC Opera Theatre

Composer

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

Text Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (libretto) ; Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (libretto)

Language

English

Translation

Martin, Ruth ; Martin, Thomas

Production Year

1955

Transmission/Release Date

12/4/55

Transmission/Release Year

1955

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NBC

Conductor/Music Director

Grossman, Herbert

Orchestra

Members of the Symphony of the Air

Chorus/Choir

NBC Opera Company

Soloists

Elaine Malbin (Cio-Cio-San) ; Davis Cunningham (Pinkerton) ; Conchita Gaston (Suzuki) ; Warren Caljour (Sharpless) ; Johnny Silver (Goro) ; Emil Renan (Yamadori) ; Lee Cass (Bonze) ; Robert Holland (Yakuside) ; Dorothy Krebill (Kate Pinkerton) ; Francis Monachino ; Erna Gwillim ; Jeanne Privette ; Elizabeth Carron ; James Jordan

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Sets

Hocker, Trew

Costumes

Michi

Production Company

NBC

Producer

Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964

Technical Information

Live studio production

Other Information

Peter Herman Adler (music and artistic director). In a 15 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.

Duration

ca. 131'

Company

NBC Opera Company

Archive

Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress

Sourcemat

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