Madama Butterfly: Act II (Part 1)

~ Recording by Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, Philip Maero, Erich Leinsdorf

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.2	Madama Butterfly: Act II (Part 1)	10:47	Giacomo Puccini	Madama Butterfly (stereo)	Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, Philip Maero, Erich Leinsdorf	Album	US1963	RCA Victor Red Seal	LSC-6160

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producer:	Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals:	RCA Italiana Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Suzuki]:	Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Madama Butterfly (Cio-cio san)]:	Leontyne Price (soprano)
tenor vocals [B.F. Pinkerton]:	Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:	RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:	Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
chorus master:	Nino Antonellini (Chorus master)

recorded at:	RCA Italiana Studios in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1962-07-10 until 1962-07-20)

compilation of:

1. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “E Izaghi ed Izanami” by Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano), Leontyne Price (soprano), Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
2. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì” by Leontyne Price (soprano), Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)

recording of:	Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1) (from 1962-07-10 until 1962-07-20: partial)

Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)

composer:	Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:	Giuseppe Giacosa Luigi Illica

part of:

Madama Butterfly (complete standard version) (act) (order: 2)

parts:

1. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Introduction (Orchestra) (number)
2. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “E Izaghi ed Izanami” (Suzuki, Butterfly) (number)
3. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (number)
4. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “C’è. Entrate” … “Non lo sapete insomma” (Goro, Sharpless, Butterfly, Suzuki, Yamadori) (number)
5. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Si sa che aprir la porta” … “Udiste?” (Butterfly, Sharpless, Yamadori, Goro) (number)
6. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “A voi però giurerei fede costante” (Yamadori, Sharpless, Goro, Butterfly) (number)
7. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Yamadori, ancor le pene” (Butterfly, Yamadori) (number)
8. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Ora a noi” … “Amico, cercherete” … “Qui troncarla conviene” (Sharpless, Butterfly) (letter scene) (number)
9. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Ebbene, che fareste, Madama Butterfly” … “Due cose potrei far” (Butterfly, Sharpless) (number)
10. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “È questo? È questo?” (Butterfly, Sharpless) (number)
11. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Ah! M’ha scordata?” (Butterfly) (number)
12. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Che tua madre dovrà” (Butterfly) (number)
13. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Io scendo al piano” (Sharpless, Butterfly) (number)
14. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Vespa! Rospo maledetto!” (Suzuki, Butterfly, Goro) (number)
15. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Va via! – Vedrai, piccolo amor, mia pena e mio conforto” (Butterfly, Suzuki) (number)
16. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Il cannone del porto!” (Butterfly, Suzuki) (Flower Duet, complete) (number)
17. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Tutto, tutto, sia pien di fior” (Butterfly, Suzuki) (number)
18. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio” (Butterfly, Suzuki) (number)
19. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Or vienmi ad adornar” (Butterfly, Suzuki) (number)
20. Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (number)