Late Romantic

Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)

Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) by Giacomo Puccini. 242 recordings in this catalogue, from 1919 to 2025.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Maria Meneghini Callas

Soloist · 36 recordings

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 20 recordings

Mirella Freni

Soloist · 18 recordings

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 15 recordings

Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Orchestra · 13 recordings

Leontyne Price

Soloist · 13 recordings

Edward Downes

Conductor · 10 recordings

Kiri Te Kanawa

Soloist · 9 recordings

Recordings (242)

Conductor

Herbert von Karajan15 Edward Downes10 John Pritchard7 Max Rudolf7 Erich Leinsdorf6 Giuseppe Sinopoli6 Ruslan Raichev5 Charles Mackerras4 Tullio Serafin4 Alberto Erede3 Alceo Galliera3 Ali Rahbari3

Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra20 Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan13 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra7 London Symphony Orchestra6 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House5 Munich Radio Orchestra4 Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia4 Vienna Philharmonic4 Columbia Symphony Orchestra3 RCA Italiana Orchestra3 The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra3 Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra3

Label

EMI Classics25 Sony Classical16 Warner Classics12 EMI10 Decca Classics9 Deutsche Grammophon9 Decca Records8 RCA Red Seal8 Documents7 London Classics6 Naxos6 Reader’s Digest6

Decade

1910s1 1920s2 1940s3 1950s23 1960s10 1970s6 1980s12 1990s62 2000s55 2010s23 2020s4

Credited instrument

Piano3 Guitar1 Soprano1 Tenor1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown242

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Madama Butterfly: Atto II, scena 1. “Un bel dì”Giuseppe Patanè, Munich Radio Orchestra, Maria Chiara Year: 1972	1972	RCA Classics	4:14
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé Year: 1970	1970	Virgin EMI	5:26
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)Leone Magiera, Mirella Freni Year: 1968	1968	EMI	4:31
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo” (Butterfly)John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto Year: 1967	1967	-	4:41
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”Arturo Basile, Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Renata Scotto Year: 1967	1967	Opera d’Oro	4:47
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dí vedremo” (Butterfly)John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto Year: 1966	1966	EMI Classics	4:41
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì”Erich Leinsdorf, RCA Italiana Orchestra Year: 1962	1962	RCA Red Seal	4:26
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì”Erich Leinsdorf, RCA Italiana Orchestra, Leontyne Price Year: 1962	1962	RCA Victor Red Seal	4:21
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”Fausto Cleva Year: 1962	1962	Myto Records	5:04
“One Fine Day” (“Un bel di”) From “Madame Butterfly”Max Rudolf, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Eileen Farrell Year: 1961	1961	Columbia	-
Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”Oliviero De Fabritiis, Leontyne Price Year: 1960	1960	RCA Red Seal	4:48
Madama Butterfly, Act II, Scene 1: "Un bel dì vedremo levarsi un fil di fumo"Artur Rother, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Pilar Lorengar Year: 1960	1960	audite Musikproduktion	4:42
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo” (Butterfly)Gabriele Santini, Victoria de los Ángeles Year: 1959	1959	EMI Music France	4:43
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Un bel dì vedremo”Gabriele Santini, Victoria de los Ángeles Year: 1959	1959	-	-
Madama Butterfly, Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Virginia Zeani Year: 1958	1958	-	4:09
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”John Pritchard, Maria Meneghini Callas Year: 1958	1958	EMI Classics	4:26
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”Rudolf Kempe, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Year: 1957	1957	-	-
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel di vedremo”Erich Leinsdorf, Anna Moffo Year: 1957	1957	RCA Victor Gold Seal	4:05
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”Alberto Erede, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Renata Tebaldi Year: 1956	1956	Decca Records	4:52
Madama Butterfly: Aria: “Un bel dì, vedremo”Vincenzo Bellezza, Licia Albanese Year: 1956	1956	RCA Victor Red Seal	-

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