A wonderful live recording of this masterpiece featuring and starring some great opera singers, e.g. Renata Scotto (Cio-Cio-San was arguably one of her signature roles) and George Shirley... Highly recommended! A must!

Gorgeous in all respects. Thank you so much for making this available

Renata Scotto's Cio-Cio-San is a well-known portrayal, but even if you have one or both of her studio recordings you should also have one of her live performances. There are a number available, but this one from 1964 captures her in her freshest voice. From the soaring D-flat at her entrance to her soul crushing​ farewell to her child, all of the specificity that makes her portrayal so memorable is already in place. She would change some details later on and add new touches, but this Teatro Colon performance is one of her best.George Shirley would sing with Scotto again at the Met; at age 30 he too is at his vocal peak. The top notes soar and he always conveys Pinkerton's passion for life. Angel Mattiello is a fine Sharpless with a beautiful voice (he was Furtwangler's Donner in the La Scala Das Rheingold), Isabel Casey a lovely Suzuki with good low notes. Pedro Calderon conducts a spirited performance. The sound is good broadcast sound for the period. Scotto and Butterfly fans should snap this up!