LUCIANO PAVAROTTI | MIRELLA FRENI | HERBERT VON KARAJAN Puccini: Madama Butterfly (The definitive studio recording of Madama Butterfly, now remastered and reissued on SACD for the first time. To mark the 50th anniversary of its first release and 100 years since Puccini's passing, Decca presents a brand-new deluxe edition of one of the most acclaimed opera recordings in its storied catalogue. Featuring a superlative cast led by Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti, and conducted by Herbert von Karajan, this is the Butterfly against which all others are measured! For the first time, this iconic recording is available on Hybrid Super Audio CD, remastered from the original tapes and playable on all CD players. This beautifully presented edition is housed inside in a purple cloth-wrapped rigid slipcase with gold-block titles and a lavish hardback book containing multi-lingual essays, facsimiles, rare photos, and the complete libretto in Italian with English and German translations. It also features a specially commissioned collectible poster in a 1920s vintage style. Finished with a mirror-gold hype sticker and factory sealed. A timeless masterpiece reissued with extraordinary care and attention to detail - an essential acquisition for opera lovers and collectors alike!)