Placido Domingo is excellent as Captain Pinkerton, and Mirella Freni does a fine job singing as Butterfly, though there is the problem of having a 38-year-old Italian woman playing the part of a teenage Japanese girl. In this version, she is shown walking the hills above the ocean and looking out toward sea while singing. The music is some of the most beautiful and emotional ever some parts practically reach into your chest and pull your heart out! The famous aria "Un bel di" which Butterfly sings while waiting for her husband to return is especially moving. Taking the common 19th century western view toward Asians, Captain Pinkerton takes this relationship much less seriously than Butterfly does which leads to tragedy. Set in the late 1800's, Madame Butterfly, originally a play by American David Belasco, is the story of the teenage Japanese bride (Cio Cio San) of an American naval captain (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton). For years, this was the best video version of Madame Butterfly widely available in the U.S.A. When you're not familiar with a particular story, it is helpful to be able to see the opera performed so you can see what's going on as well as hear the music. Since many of us have limited opportunities to see operas on the stage, it is often beneficial to be able to see them on TV (or various recorded video media) rather than just listening to audio recordings.
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