Performance
Madame Butterfly: Renata Scott (soprano),
Suzuki (her servant): Anna Di Studio (mezzo soprano),
Kate Pinkerton (Pinkerton's American wife): Silvana Padoan (soprano)
Pinkerton (Lieutenant of the United States Navy): Carlo Bergonzi (tenor),
Sharpless (American Consul in Nagasaki): Roland Panerai (baritone),
Goro (matchmaker): Piero de Palma (tenor),
Prince Yammadori (Chochosan's suitor): Giuseppe Moresi (baritone),
Bonzo (Priest, uncle of Cho-Cho-San): Paolo Montalsolo (bass),
an imperial official: Mario Rinaudo (bass)
Rome State Opera Choir & Orchestra (Choral Conductor: Gianni Lazzari)
John Barbirolli