Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”
~ Recording by Mirella Freni, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Annotation
1974 cast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093010/soundtrack / http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLPUMADA.HTM#91
Annotation last modified on 2012-10-14 11:15 UTC.
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, Scene I. “Un bel dì vedremo” | 4:33 | Giacomo Puccini | Madama Butterfly (1974 studio cast) | Puccini; Freni, Pavarotti, Ludwig, Kerns, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Album |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 417 577-2 |
| 1.1 | Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì" | 4:40 | Giacomo Puccini | Great Arias | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 421 315-2 |
| 1.1 | Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì" | 4:40 | Giacomo Puccini | Great Arias | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 421 315-2 |
| 1.3 | Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì” | 4:39 | Giacomo Puccini | Madama Butterfly – Highlights (1974 studio cast) | Giacomo Puccini; Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Album |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 421 247-2 |
| 1.15 | Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo | 4:37 | Giacomo Puccini | Essential Opera | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 433 822-2 |
| 1.15 | Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo | 4:35 | Giacomo Puccini | Essential Opera | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 433 822-4 |
| 1.14 | Madame Butterfly: Act II. “Un bel dì” (One Fine Day) | 4:38 | Giacomo Puccini | Classic Commercials | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only), PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 440 638-2 |
| 1.20 | Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì vedremo" | 4:34 | Giacomo Puccini | Amor - Opera's Great Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 289 458 201-2 |
| 1.9 | Madame Butterfly: “Un bel dì” | 4:40 | Giacomo Puccini | Grandi Voci: Mirella Freni | Mirella Freni | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–98) | 440412-2 |
| 5.11 | Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì” | 4:33 | Giacomo Puccini | Operamania | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 444 120-2 |
| 1.5 | Madame Butterfly: Un bel di | 4:37 | Giacomo Puccini | Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Opera for Everyone | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 443 818-2 |
| 1.8 | Madame Butterfly: Un bel di | 4:37 | Giacomo Puccini | Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Showstoppers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 443 821-2 |
| 1.1 | Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì" | 4:40 | Giacomo Puccini | Puccini: Famous Arias | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 436 317-2 |
| 3.2 | Un bel di vedremo (Fatal Attraction) | 4:41 | Giacomo Puccini | Hollywood Film Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Records | MSB-2-8706 |
| 1.10 | Un Bel Dì (One Fine Day) - Madame Butterfly | 4:37 | Mirella Freni | Puccini and Pasta | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) | |
| 1.18 | Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì | 4:40 | Giacomo Puccini | The Greatest Opera Show on Earth | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 458 118-2 |
| 1.18 | Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì | 4:40 | Giacomo Puccini | The Greatest Opera Show on Earth | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 458 118 2, 458 119 2, 458 120 2 |
| 1.7 | Madama Butterfly: Act II. Aria "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly) | 4:39 | Giacomo Puccini | The Ultimate Divas Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | 2894605962 |
| 1.18 | Un Bel Dì (Madama Butterfly) | 4:40 | Mirella Freni | The #1 Opera Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 289 467 632-2 |
| 1.8 | Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Aria “Un bel dì vedremo” (Butterfly) | 4:37 | Giacomo Puccini | The Ultimate Puccini Divas Album | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 289 467 382-2 |
| 2.4 | Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo” | 4:36 | Giacomo Puccini | Essential Puccini | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 475 386-2 |
| 1.15 | Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo” | 4:34 | Giacomo Puccini | Essential Opera | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only), Universal Classics | 475 6649 | |
| 5.1 | Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel di (One fine day) | 4:41 | Giacomo Puccini | Ultimate Opera: The Essential Masterpieces | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 475 8365 |
| 1.4 | Madama Butterfly: Atto II. "Un bel dì" (Butterfly) | 4:39 | Giacomo Puccini | Puccini Gold | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 475 9379 |
| 1.4 | Madama Butterfly: Act II. "Un bel dì" (Butterfly) | 4:39 | Giacomo Puccini | Puccini Gold | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 460502600400 |
| 4.2 | Madama Butterfly: Act II, Scene I. "Un bel dì vedremo" | 4:33 | Giacomo Puccini | Puccini: The Definitive Collection | Giacomo Puccini | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | |
| 1.9 | Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo | 4:38 | Giacomo Puccini | Opera Arias | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 4783368 |
| 4.9 | Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel dì vedremo - From "Victor/Victoria" | 4:35 | Giacomo Puccini | 101 Film Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Music Group | |
| 4.9 | Un Bel di Vedremo (Victor, Victoria) | 4:33 | Giacomo Puccini | 101 Film Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 478 3676 |
| 1.18 | Madama Butterfly: Act II, Scene I. "Un bel dì vedremo" | 4:33 | Giacomo Puccini | Puccini: Madama Butterfly | Puccini; Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Herb Ludwig, Robert Kerns, Herbert von Karajan & Wiener Philharmoniker | Album |
| Decca Records | 4787819 |
| 287.18 | Madama Butterfly: Atto secondo, Parte prima. "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly) | 4:42 | Giacomo Puccini | Herbert von Karajan Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca | Herbert von Karajan | Other + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only), Deutsche Grammophon | 479 8160 |
| 29.18 | Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo” (Butterfly) | 4:42 | Giacomo Puccini | Luciano Pavarotti - The Complete Opera Recordings | Luciano Pavarotti | Other + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 4832417 |
| 99.18 | Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo” (Butterfly) | 4:42 | Giacomo Puccini | Luciano Pavarotti - The Complete Opera Recordings | Luciano Pavarotti | Other + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 4832417 |
| 31.18 | Madama Butterfly: Atto secondo, Parte prima. "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly) | 4:42 | Giacomo Puccini | Herbert von Karajan: The Complete DECCA Recordings | Herbert von Karajan | Album |
| Decca Music Group | 483 4903 |
| 1.8 | Madame Butterfly: Un bel di | 4:38 | Giacomo Puccini | My Favorite Love Songs | Luciano Pavarotti | Album + Compilation |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 443 599-2 |
| 1.4 | Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì" | 4:39 | Giacomo Puccini | Puccini Gold (BMG club edition) | Puccini; Pavarotti, Netrebko, Bocelli, Villazón, Fleming, Domingo, Carreras, Alagna, Gheorghiu, Caballé, Sutherland, Te Kanawa, Freni, Kaufmann | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | B0010578-02, D223502 |
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| 1.10 | Un Bel Dì (One Fine Day) - Madame Butterfly | 4:37 | Mirella Freni | Puccini and Pasta: A Romantic Italian Feast for Your Ears | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) | 454 723-2 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Jack Law (engineer) (on 1974-01-31) James Lock (engineer) (on 1974-01-31) Gordon Parry (engineer) (on 1974-01-31) |
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| assistant producer: | Michael Woolcock (producer) |
| producer: | Christopher Raeburn (producer) |
| soprano vocals [Butterfly]: | Mirella Freni (soprano) (on 1974-01-31) |
| orchestra: | Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1974-01-31) |
| conductor: | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1974-01-31) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | The Decca Record Company Limited, London (for copyrights use only!) (in 1974) |
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| recorded at: | Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1974-01-31) |
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| recording of: | Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (on 1974-01-31) |
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Related works
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
| composer: | Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) |
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| librettist: | Giuseppe Giacosa Luigi Illica |
| referred to in medleys: | Comedy in Music, Part II (order: 6) Quodlibet for Small Orchestra: Adagio (order: 12) |
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| later translated versions: | Kādā jaukā dienā (from opera “Madama Butterfly”) Madama Butterfly: “One Fine Day” (trans. Elkin) Madame Butterfly: Akt II. "Eines Tages sehn wir" Madame Butterfly: Sur la mer calmée |
| part of: | Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1) (number) (order: 3) |
| is the basis for: | Ein schöner Tag Un bel di (Madama Butterfly) |
| arrangements: | “Un bel dì, vedremo” (from Madama Butterfly) (catch-all for arrangements) A Night at the Opera |
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