Composition: Madama Butterfly, SC 74 (Puccini, Giacomo)
| Title | Madama Butterfly |
| Alternative title | Cio-Cio-San ; Tragedia giapponese |
| Creators | Giacomo Puccini (composer) and Luigi Illica (librettist) and Giuseppe Giacosa (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1903 |
| First published | 1904 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lyric tragedies |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | — | Ricordi | 1907 | Complete Score · view Act I · view Acts II and III · view |
| view | Reduced Version (Panizza) | — | Ricordi | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | parts | Ricordi | 1907 | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Flute 3/also Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Horn 3 · view Horn 4 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trumpet 3 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Bass Trombone · view Harp · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Snare Drum · view Triangle · view Glockenspiel · view Tam-Tam · view Japanese Tam-Tam · view Tam-Tam (offstage) · view Bird Whistle (onstage) · view Japanese Bells (onstage) · view Tubular Bells (onstage) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Viola d'amore solo (offstage) · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) | parts | Ricordi | 1907 | Trumpet 1 (F) · view Trumpet 2 (F) · view |
| view | Reduced Version (Panizza) | parts | Ricordi | 1911 | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Snare Drum · view Triangle · view Glockenspiel · view Tam-Tam · view Japanese Tam-Tam · view Tam-Tam (offstage) · view Bird Whistle (onstage) · view Japanese Bells (onstage) · view Tubular Bells (onstage) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Viola d'amore solo (offstage) · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete (1st version, 1904, 2 acts) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1904 | Part 1 · view Part 2 · view Part 3 · view Part 4 · view Part 5 · view |
| view | Complete (2nd version, 1904, 2 acts) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1904 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1907 | Incomplete Score · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | vocal score | Muzgiz | 1963 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Entrée de Butterfly (Act I) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1908 | Complete Score (G-flat major, original) · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) | vocal score | Ricordi | 1904 | Complete Score (F major, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete (1st version, 1904, 2 acts) | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1904 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (4th version, 1906, 3 acts) | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1906 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | Arrangement for voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Title page, table of contents and instrumentation · view Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (A/B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
| view | Complete (5th version, 1907, 3 acts) | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1907 | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) | Arrangement for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: Un bel dì vedremo (Act II) | Bidu Sayão (soprano) and Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
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