MADAMA BUTTERFLY Kirsten (New Orleans 1960) (CD)

The only complete opera recording available by American soprano Dorothy Kirsten. With Daniele Barioni as Pinkerton, Richard Torigi as Sharpless, and Rosalind Nadell as Suzuki. [1994, Stereo, 2-CD, 122 minutes] "Kirsten was a Puccini soprano par excellence...she never recorded the role commercially, which makes this recording of a 1960 performance at New Orleans particularly treasurable." American Record Guide MADAMA BUTTERFLY Opera in Three Acts Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Cast: Cio-cio san - Dorothy Kirsten Pinkerton - Daniele Barioni Suzuki - Rosalind Nadell Sharpless - Richard Torigi Goro - Thomas Carter Lo Zio Bonzo - Rodney Hall Yamadori - Arthur Cosenza Kate - Eileen Ireland Commissario - Harold Crane New Orleans Opera Orchestra and Chorus Renato Cellini, conductor (Live performance, March 1960)