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Puccini: Madam Butterfly

Cheryl Barker (Butterfly), Jean Rigby (Suzuki), Paul Charles Clarke (Pinkerton), Gregory Yurisich (Sharpless), Stuart Kale (Goro), D'Arcy Bleiker (Yamadori), Clive Bayley (The Bonze)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Yves Abel

A clear recommendation for those wanting Butterfly in English; even those who don't will find Abel's handling of the score absorbing from first to last — Gramophone Magazine More…
  • Catalogue No: CHAN3070(2)
  • Label: Chandos
  • Series: Opera in English
  • Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

2 CDs

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Contents

Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Madam Butterfly) (sung in English)

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  • Cheryl Barker (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), Paul Charles Clarke (tenor), Gregory Yurisich (baritone), Stuart Kale (tenor), D’Arcy Bleiker (baritone), Clive Bayley (bass), Roland Wood (bass), Ann Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Simon Birchall (bass), Frances Brett (bass)
  • Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Yves Abel

Act I: Introduction

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Act I: So the walls and the ceiling … (Pinkerton, Goro)

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Act I: I think Your Honour's smiling (Suzuki, Pinkerton, Goro)

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Act I: It can't be much further now! (Sharpless, Goro, Pinkerton)

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Act I: The whole world over (Pinkerton, Sharpless)

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Act I: Fate can't crush him (Pinkerton, Sharpless)

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Act I: Is the bride very pretty? (Sharpless, Goro, Pinkerton)

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Act I: True love or fancy (Pinkerton, Sharpless)

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Act I: See them! They're climbing the summit of the hill! (Goro, Butterfly's Girl Friends, Butterfly, Sharpless)

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Act I: We are honoured (Butterfly, Girl Friends, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro)

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Act I: The Imperial Commissioner (Goro, Pinkerton, Relations and Friends, Butterfly, Yakuside)

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Act I: Oh, indeed, my friend, you're lucky! (Sharpless, Butterfly)

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Act I: Come, my beloved (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Goro)

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Act I: My fate I have to follow (Butterfly)

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Act I: Silence! Silence! (Goro, Commissioner, Girl Friends, Butterfly)

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Act I: Congratulations (Commissioner, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Registrar, Relatives, the Bonze, Goro)

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Act I: Dearest, my dearest, weep no more (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki)

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Act I: Evening is falling … (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki)

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Act I: Child, from whose eyes the witchery is shining (Pinkerton, Butterfly)

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Act I: Ah, love me a little (Butterfly, Pinkerton)

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Act II Part 1: Izaghi Izanami (Suzuki, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: One fine day (Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: Come, let's enter (Goro, Sharpless, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: Yamadori, and has your unrequitted love not yet released you? (Butterfly, Yamadori, Sharpless, Goro)

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Act II Part 1: Now, at last! (Sharpless, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: Just two things I could do (Butterfly, Sharpless)

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Act II Part 1: This child! This child, then! (Butterfly, Sharpless)

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Act II Part 1: Do you know, my darling (Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: I must be going (Sharpless, Butterfly, Suzuki)

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Act II Part 1: Ah! Ah! (Goro, Suzuki, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: Look, it's a man-of-war! (Suzuki, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 1: Flower duet: Shake the cherry tree (Butterfly, Suzuki)

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Act II Part 1: Humming Chorus

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Act II Part 2: Prelude

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Act II Part 2: Daybreak over Nagasaki

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Act II Part 2: It's morning (Suzuki, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 2: Who is it? … (Suzuki, Pinkerton, Sharples)

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Act II Part 2: I know for such misfortune there is no consolation (Sharpless, Suzuki, Pinkerton)

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Act II Part 2: Farewell, oh happy home! (Pinkerton, Sharpless)

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Act II Part 2: Then will you tell her? (Kate, Suzuki)

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Act II Part 2: Suzuki, where are you? (Butterfly, Suzuki)

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Act II Part 2: You, Suzuki, you're always so faithful (Butterfly, Suzuki)

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Act II Part 2: Viper! I want you to answer (Butterfly, Suzuki, Sharpless, Kate)

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Act II Part 2: Your little fluttering heart is beating (Suzuki, Butterfly)

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Act II Part 2: Death with honour is better than life with dishonour (Butterfly)

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