Madama Butterfly is, with Bohème, the most loved and staged of Puccini’s works.

This Blu-ray production was staged at the 2007 Puccini Festival in Italy’s Torre del Lago, Puccini’s home town.

Starring as Cio Cio San is the Russian soprano Elmira Veda.

This version is only available as Blu-ray.

Cast:
- Elmira Veda (Cio Cio San)
- Annmaria Popescu (Suzuki)
- Sally Wilson (Kate Pinkerton)
- Carlo Barricelli (Pinkerton)
- Luca Salsi (Sharpless)
- Emanuele Giannino (Goro)
- Manrico Signorini (Zio Bonzo)
- Giovanni Guagliardo (Il principe Yamadori / Il commissario imperiale)

Director: Stefano Vizioli

Recorded at the Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago, July 2007.

Sung in Italian
Sound Format: PCM 2.0 / Dolby Digital 5.1/ DTS HD 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9
Region Code 0
Subtitles: It, Eng, Ger, Fr, Sp
Booklet Notes: It, Eng, Ger, Fr
Available Worldwide