The original version of the opera, in two acts, had its premiere on February 17, 1904, at La Scala in Milan.
Year |
Cast |
Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
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1954 |
Cio-Cio San — Victoria de los Ángeles,
Pinkerton — Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Suzuki — Anna Maria Canali,
Sharpless — Tito Gobbi,
Goro — Renato Ercolani,
Uncle Bonze — Bruno Sbalchiero,
Kate Pinkerton — Maria Huder,
Prince Yamadori — Arturo La Porta |
Gianandrea Gavazzeni Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
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Recorded by HMV. CD: Testament Cat: 2168
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1958 |
Cio-Cio San — Renata Tebaldi,
Pinkerton — Carlo Bergonzi,
Suzuki — Fiorenza Cossotto,
Sharpless — Enzo Sordello,
Goro — Angelo Mercuriali,
Uncle Bonze — Paolo Washington,
Kate Pinkerton — Lidia Nerozzi,
Prince Yamadori — Michele Cazzato (Casato) |
Tullio Serafin Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus, Rome
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CD: Decca, Cat: 452594
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1960 |
Cio-Cio San — Victoria de los Ángeles,
Pinkerton — Jussi Björling,
Suzuki — Miriam Pirazzini,
Sharpless — Mario Sereni,
Goro — Piero De Palma,
Uncle Bonze — Paolo Montarsolo,
Kate Pinkerton — Silvia Bertona,
Prince Yamadori — Arturo La Porta |
Gabriele Santini Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
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CD: EMI, Cat: 7636342
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1966 |
Cio-Cio San — Renata Scotto,
Pinkerton — Carlo Bergonzi,
Suzuki — Anna di Stasio,
Sharpless — Rolando Panerai,
Goro — Piero De Palma,
Uncle Bonze — Paolo Montarsolo,
Kate Pinkerton — Silvana Padoan,
Prince Yamadori — Giuseppe Morresi |
Sir John Barbirolli Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
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CD: EMI Classics, Cat: 67888
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1974 |
Cio-Cio San — Mirella Freni,
Pinkerton — Luciano Pavarotti,
Suzuki — Christa Ludwig,
Sharpless — Robert Kerns,
Goro — Michel Sénéchal,
Uncle Bonze — Marius Rintzler,
Kate Pinkerton — Elke Schary,
Prince Yamadori — Giorgio Stendoro |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
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CD: Decca, Cat: 417577
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1976 |
Cio-Cio San — Montserrat Caballé,
Pinkerton — Bernabé Martí,
Suzuki — Silvana Mazzieri,
Sharpless — Franco Bordoni,
Goro — Piero De Palma,
Uncle Bonze — Juan (Joan) Pons,
Kate Pinkerton — María (Asunción) Uriz,
Prince Yamadori — Dalmacio González |
Armando Gatto Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus
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Audio LP: Decca, Cat: 7484/86
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1978 |
Cio-Cio San — Renata Scotto,
Pinkerton — Plácido Domingo,
Suzuki — Gillian Knight,
Sharpless — Ingvar Wixell,
Goro — Florindo Andreolli,
Uncle Bonze — Malcolm King,
Kate Pinkerton — Ann Murray,
Prince Yamadori — Jonathan Summers |
Lorin Maazel Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus
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CD: CBS Masterworks, Cat: 35181
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1987 |
Cio-Cio San — Mirella Freni,
Pinkerton — José Carreras,
Suzuki — Teresa Berganza,
Sharpless — Juan Pons,
Goro — Anthony Laciura,
Uncle Bonze — Kurt Rydl,
Kate Pinkerton — Marianne Rerholm,
Prince Yamadori — Mark Curtis |
Giuseppe Sinopoli Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
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CD: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 423567
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2009 |
Cio-Cio San — Angela Gheorghiu,
Pinkerton — Jonas Kaufmann,
Suzuki — Enkelejda Shkosa,
Sharpless — Fabio Capitanucci,
Goro — Gregory Bonfatti,
Uncle Bonze — Raymond Aceto,
Kate Pinkerton — Cristina Reale,
Prince Yamadori — Roberto Valentini |
Sir Antonio Pappano Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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CD: EMI Classics, Cat: 456215-2
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Year |
Cast |
Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
1956 |
Cio-Cio San — Anna Moffo,
Pinkerton — Renato Cioni,
Suzuki — Miti Truccato Pace,
Sharpless — Afro Poli,
Goro — Gino Del Signore,
Il Bonzo — Dimitri Lopatto,
Kate Pinkerton — Lella Dori,
Il Principe Yamadori — Pierluigi Latinucci |
Oliviero De Fabritiis Chorus and Orchestra della RAI di Milano Mario Lanfranchi |
DVD: VAI
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1974 |
Cio-Cio San — Mirella Freni,
Pinkerton — Plácido Domingo,
Suzuki — Christa Ludwig,
Sharpless — Robert Kerns,
Goro — Michel Sénéchal,
Il Bonzo — Marius Rintzler,
Kate Pinkerton — Elke Schary,
Il Principe Yamadori — Giorgio Stendoro |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4037
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1995 |
Cio-Cio San — Ying Huang,
Pinkerton — Richard Troxell,
Suzuki — Ning Liang,
Sharpless — Richard Cowan,
Goro — Jing Ma Fan,
Uncle Bonze — Kusakabe Yo,
Kate Pinkerton — Constance Hauman,
Prince Yamadori — Christopheren Nòmura |
James Conlon Orchestre de Paris Frédéric Mitterrand |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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