Madama Butterfly (English Version)
Yves Abel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Simon Birchall (Bass), Cheryl Barker (Soprano), Stuart Kale (Tenor), Gregory Yurisich (Baritone), Paul Charles Clarke (Tenor), Roland Wood (Baritone), Jean Rigby (Mezzo-soprano), D’Arcy Bleiker (Baritone), Clive Bayley (Bass), Ann Taylor (Mezzo-soprano), Frances Brett (Bass)
℗ 2001
Act I
- 01:06I. Act I: Introduction
- 02:06II. Act I: So the walls and the ceiling … (Pinkerton, Goro)
- 02:17III. Act I: I think Your Honour's smiling (Suzuki, Pinkerton, Goro)
- 01:20IV. Act I: It can't be much further now! (Sharpless, Goro, Pinkerton)
- 02:22V. Act I: The whole world over (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
- 01:13VI. Act I: Fate can't crush him (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
- 01:06VII. Act I: Is the bride very pretty? (Sharpless, Goro, Pinkerton)
- 03:23VIII. Act I: True love or fancy (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
- 03:30IX. Act I: See them! They're climbing the summit of the hill! (Goro, Butterfly's Girl Friends, Butterfly, Sharpless)
- 03:34X. Act I: We are honoured (Butterfly, Girl Friends, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Goro)
- 01:49XI. Act I: The Imperial Commissioner (Goro, Pinkerton, Relations and Friends, Butterfly, Yakuside)
- 01:16XII. Act I: Oh, indeed, my friend, you're lucky! (Sharpless, Butterfly)
- 03:26XIII. Act I: Come, my beloved (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Goro)
- 01:17XIV. Act I: My fate I have to follow (Butterfly)
- 01:52XV. Act I: Silence! Silence! (Goro, Commissioner, Girl Friends, Butterfly)
- 04:33XVI. Act I: Congratulations (Commissioner, Pinkerton, Sharpless, Registrar, Relatives, the Bonze, Goro)
- 02:06XVII. Act I: Dearest, my dearest, weep no more (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki)
- 03:31XVIII. Act I: Evening is falling … (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki)
- 03:52XIX. Act I: Child, from whose eyes the witchery is shining (Pinkerton, Butterfly)
- 07:34XX. Act I: Ah, love me a little (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
Act II
- 06:48I. Act II Part 1: Izaghi Izanami (Suzuki, Butterfly)
- 04:37II. Act II Part 1: One fine day (Butterfly)
- 04:23III. Act II Part 1: Come, let's enter (Goro, Sharpless, Butterfly)
- 04:53IV. Act II Part 1: Yamadori, and has your unrequitted love not yet released you? (Butterfly, Yamadori, Sharpless, Goro)
- 03:01V. Act II Part 1: Now, at last! (Sharpless, Butterfly)
- 02:07VI. Act II Part 1: Just two things I could do (Butterfly, Sharpless)
- 01:49VII. Act II Part 1: This child! This child, then! (Butterfly, Sharpless)
- 03:24VIII. Act II Part 1: Do you know, my darling (Butterfly)
- 01:43IX. Act II Part 1: I must be going (Sharpless, Butterfly, Suzuki)
- 01:51X. Act II Part 1: Ah! Ah! (Goro, Suzuki, Butterfly)
- 02:33XI. Act II Part 1: Look, it's a man-of-war! (Suzuki, Butterfly)
- 09:55XII. Act II Part 1: Flower duet: Shake the cherry tree (Butterfly, Suzuki)
- 02:59XIII. Act II Part 1: Humming Chorus
- 04:29XIV. Act II Part 2: Prelude
- 02:52XV. Act II Part 2: Daybreak over Nagasaki
- 02:01XVI. Act II Part 2: It's morning (Suzuki, Butterfly)
- 02:43XVII. Act II Part 2: Who is it? … (Suzuki, Pinkerton, Sharples)
- 03:59XVIII. Act II Part 2: I know for such misfortune there is no consolation (Sharpless, Suzuki, Pinkerton)
- 01:52XIX. Act II Part 2: Farewell, oh happy home! (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
- 01:19XX. Act II Part 2: Then will you tell her? (Kate, Suzuki)
- 01:47XXI. Act II Part 2: Suzuki, where are you? (Butterfly, Suzuki)
- 01:14XXII. Act II Part 2: You, Suzuki, you're always so faithful (Butterfly, Suzuki)
- 03:40XXIII. Act II Part 2: Viper! I want you to answer (Butterfly, Suzuki, Sharpless, Kate)
- 02:54XXIV. Act II Part 2: Your little fluttering heart is beating (Suzuki, Butterfly)
- 05:06XXV. Act II Part 2: Death with honour is better than life with dishonour (Butterfly)
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