Madama Butterfly, SC 74 (Puccini, Giacomo)

Title Madama Butterfly
Alternative title Cio-Cio-San ; Tragedia giapponese
Creators Giacomo Puccini, composer
Luigi Illica, librettist
Giuseppe Giacosa, librettist
Opus
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 2
Keys
Composed 1903
First published 1904
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Composition types Lyric tragedies
Language Italian
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete (1st version, 1904, 2 acts) piano Carlo Carignani
View Complete (4th version, 1906, 3 acts) piano Carlo Carignani
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) voices, mixed chorus and orchestra Osamu Sasaki
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) piano Carlo Carignani
View Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn Matteo Falloni

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) Ricordi 1907 Complete Score
Act I
Acts II and III
View Reduced Version (Panizza) Ricordi 1911 Complete Score
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) parts Ricordi 1907 Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3/also Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
English Horn
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1/2
Horn 1
Horn 2
Horn 3
Horn 4
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3
Bass Trombone
Harp
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals
Snare Drum
Triangle
Glockenspiel
Tam-Tam
Japanese Tam-Tam
Tam-Tam (offstage)
Bird Whistle (onstage)
Japanese Bells (onstage)
Tubular Bells (onstage)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Viola d'amore solo (offstage)
Cellos/Basses
View Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) parts Ricordi 1907 Trumpet 1 (F)
Trumpet 2 (F)
View Reduced Version (Panizza) parts Ricordi 1911 Flute 1
Flute 2/Piccolo
Oboe
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon
Horn 1
Horn 2
Trumpet 1
Trombone
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals
Snare Drum
Triangle
Glockenspiel
Tam-Tam
Japanese Tam-Tam
Tam-Tam (offstage)
Bird Whistle (onstage)
Japanese Bells (onstage)
Tubular Bells (onstage)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Viola d'amore solo (offstage)
Cellos/Basses
View Complete (1st version, 1904, 2 acts) vocal score Ricordi 1904 Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
View Complete (2nd version, 1904, 2 acts) vocal score Ricordi 1904 Complete Score
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) vocal score Ricordi 1907 Complete Score
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) vocal score Ricordi 1907 Complete Score
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) vocal score Ricordi 1907 Incomplete Score
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) vocal score Muzgiz 1963 Complete Score
View Entrée de Butterfly (Act I) vocal score Complete Score
View Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) vocal score Ricordi 1908 Complete Score (G-flat major, original)
Color Cover
View Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) vocal score Ricordi 1904 Complete Score (F major, transposed)
View Complete Ricordi Complete Libretto
View Complete (1st version, 1904, 2 acts) Arrangement for piano
by Carlo Carignani
Ricordi 1904 Complete Score
View Complete (4th version, 1906, 3 acts) Arrangement for piano
by Carlo Carignani
Ricordi 1906 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) Arrangement for voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
by Osamu Sasaki
Title page, table of contents and instrumentation
Complete Score
Complete Parts
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet (A/B)
Bassoon
Horn 1 (F)
Horn 2 (F)
View Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) Arrangement for piano
by Carlo Carignani
Ricordi 1907 Act I
Act II
Act III
View Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) Arrangement for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
by Matteo Falloni
Complete Score and Parts

Recordings/Performances

DetailsSectionPerformersFiles (click to listen)
View Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) Bidu Sayão, soprano
Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Complete Performance


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