Madama Butterfly: act 2 excerpt: Casei, Stratas, Velis; Gardelli: 3/30/68

Metropolitan Opera House
March 30, 1968 Matinee Broadcast
MADAMA BUTTERFLY {478}
Cio-Cio-San.............Teresa Stratas
Suzuki..................Nedda Casei
Goro....................Andrea Velis
Conductor...............Lamberto Gardelli
From the collection of Roger Gross, a transfer I made from an original reel.

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Love Stratas in the role. This seems a bit fast and the pitch a it higher...I have no way to check it where I am currently. Thank you Donald for posting this. Such an exciting singer she was, tiny and powerful!