# Der Rosenkavalier discography

This is a discography of Der Rosenkavalier, an opera in three acts with music by Richard Strauss to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Der Rosenkavalier was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 26 January 1911 under the direction of Max Reinhardt.

## Audio recordings

| Year | Cast (Marschallin, Octavian, Sophie, Ochs, Faninal, Italian singer) | Conductor Orchestra, chorus | Label |
| 1933 | Lotte Lehmann, Maria Olszewska, Elisabeth Schumann, Richard Mayr Viktor Madin | Robert Heger Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus | Naxos "Historical" Cat: 8.110191-92 (abridged version; no selections with Faninal or the Italian Singer) |
| 1942 | Viorica Ursuleac, Georgine von Milinkovič, Adele Kern, Ludwig Weber, Georg Hann, Franz Klarwein | Clemens Krauss Munich State Opera (Broadcast performance of June 1942) | Vox Records Cat: PL 7774 (Concert Version) |
| 1949 | Eleanor Steber, Rise Stevens, Erna Berger, Emanuel List, Hugh Thompson, Giuseppe di Stefano | Fritz Reiner Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a live performance, 21 November 1949) | Naxos Cat: 8.110277-79 |
| 1949 | Maria Reining, Jarmila Novotná, Hilde Güden, Jaro Prohaska, Georg Hann, Helge Rosvaenge | George Szell Vienna Philharmonic Chorus of the Vienna State Opera (live recording, 12 August 1949, Salzburg Festival) | Andante Cat: AND 3985 |
| 1954 | Maria Reining, Sena Jurinac, Hilde Gueden, Ludwig Weber, Alfred Poell, Anton Dermota | Erich Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna State Opera Chorus | Decca Legends Cat: 289 467-111-2 (CD reissue) |
| 1955 | Maria Reining, Sena Jurinac, Hilde Gueden, Kurt Böhme, Alfred Poell, Karl Terkal | Hans Knappertsbusch Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera Chorus (Recorded live, 16 November 1955, Vienna State Opera) | RCA Cat: 69431 |
| 1956 | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Otto Edelmann, Eberhard Waechter, Nicolai Gedda | Herbert von Karajan Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Chorus | EMI Cat: 77357 |
| 1958 | Marianne Schech, Irmgard Seefried, Rita Streich, Kurt Böhme, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Rudolf Francl | Karl Böhm Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Chorus of the Staatsoper Dresden | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: SLPM 138 040/43 |
| 1960 | Lisa della Casa, Sena Jurinac, Hilde Gueden, Otto Edelmann, Erich Kunz, Giuseppe Zampieri | Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Chorus of the Vienna State Opera (Recorded live, 26 July 1960, Salzburg Festival, Großes Festspielhaus) | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 289 453-200-2 |
| 1965 | Montserrat Caballé, Teresa Zylis-Gara, Edith Mathis, Otto Edelmann, John Modenos, Jon Andrew | John Pritchard London Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of Glyndebourne Opera (live recording from 30 May 1965) | Glyndebourne Cat: GFOCD010-65 |
| 1968/69 | Régine Crespin, Yvonne Minton, Helen Donath, Manfred Jungwirth, Otto Wiener, Luciano Pavarotti | Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of the Vienna State Opera | Decca Cat: 475 9988 |
| 1969 | Christa Ludwig, Tatiana Troyanos, Edith Mathis, Theo Adam, Anton de Ridder | Karl Böhm Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Live recording 27 July, Salzburg Festival) | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 338-2 |
| 1971 | Christa Ludwig, Gwyneth Jones, Lucia Popp, Walter Berry, Ernst Gutstein, Plácido Domingo | Leonard Bernstein Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of the Vienna State Opera | Sony Cat: M3K 42546 |
| 1973 | Claire Watson, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp, Karl Ridderbusch, Benno Kusche, Gerhard Unger | Carlos Kleiber Bavarian State Orchestra Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera (live recording, 13 July 1973) | Orfeo d'Or Cat: C581083 |
| 1976 | Evelyn Lear, Frederica von Stade, Ruth Welting, Jules Bastin, Derek Hammond-Stroud, José Carreras | Edo de Waart Rotterdam Philharmonic Chorus of Netherlands Opera | Philips Cat: 289 442 338-2 (CD reissue) |
| 1984 | Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Gottfried Hornik, Vinson Cole | Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Chorus of the Vienna State Opera | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423850 |
| 1985 | Anna Pusar-Joric, Ute Walther, Margot Stejskal, Theo Adam, Rolf Haunstein, Klaus König | Hans Vonk Staatskapelle Dresden Chorus of the Dresden State Opera (live recording, February 1985, Semperoper, Dresden) | Denon Cat: C37 7482/4 |
| 1990 | Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Hendricks, Kurt Rydl, Franz Grundheber, Richard Leech | Bernard Haitink Staatskapelle Dresden, Staatsopernchor Dresden Knaben des Dresdner Kreuzchores | EMI Cat: CDCC 7 54259 2 |
| 1995 | Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ann Murray, Barbara Bonney, Kurt Moll, Alan Opie, Bonaventura Bottone | Andrew Davis, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (live performance from 1995) | Opus Arte Cat: OACD9006D |
| 2009 | Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata, Franz Grundheber, Jonas Kaufmann | Christian Thielemann Münchner Philharmoniker Philharmonia Chor Wien | Decca 289 478-150-7 |
| 2017 | Camilla Nylund, Paula Murrihy, Hanna-Elisabeth Muller, Peter Rose, Martin Gantner, Yosep Kang | Marc Albrecht Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of Dutch National Opera | Challenge Classics Cat: CC72741 |

## Video recordings

| Year | Cast (Marschallin, Octavian, Sophie, Ochs, Faninal, Italian singer) | Conductor, Orchestra, Chorus (Production details) | Label |
| 1960 | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sena Jurinac, Anneliese Rothenberger, Otto Edelmann, Erich Kunz, Giuseppe Zampieri | Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus (Film of the 1960 Salzburg Festival production; film director: Paul Czinner; stage director: Rudolf Hartmann [de]) | Blu-ray/DVD: Kultur Video Cat: D4686 (Blu-ray) |
| 1979 | Gwyneth Jones, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp, Manfred Jungwirth, Benno Kusche, Francisco Araiza | Carlos Kleiber, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Staged and directed by Otto Schenk; recorded in May, National Theatre, Munich) | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4072 GH2 |
| 1982 | Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Blegen, Kurt Moll, Derek Hammond-Stroud, Luciano Pavarotti | James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production: Nathaniel Merrill; designer: Robert O'Hearn; recorded live 7 October) | DVD: The Metropolitan Opera Streaming video: Met Opera on Demand |
| 1984 | Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Gottfried Hornik, Vinson Cole | Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus (Stage director: Herbert von Karajan; recorded live, 1984 Salzburg Festival) | DVD: Sony Cat: 88697296039 |
| 1985 | Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Barbara Bonney, Aage Haugland, Jonathan Summers, Dennis O'Neill | Georg Solti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Stage director: John Schlesinger; recorded live, 14 February) | DVD: Opus Arte; Warner Vision Cat: 0630 19391-2 |
| 1994 | Felicity Lott, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Kurt Moll, Gottfried Hornik, Keith Ikaya-Purdy | Carlos Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus (Stage director: Otto Schenk; recorded live in March, Vienna State Opera) | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 008-9 |
| 2004 | Adrianne Pieczonka, Angelika Kirchschlager, Miah Persson, Franz Hawlata, Franz Grundheber, Piotr Beczała | Semyon Bychkov, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus (Stage director: Robert Carsen) | DVD: TDK Cat: DVWW OPROKA |
| 2004 | Nina Stemme, Vesselina Kasarova, Malin Hartelius, Alfred Muff, Adrian Eröd, Boiko Zvetanov | Franz Welser-Möst, Orchestra and Chorus of Zurich Opera (Stage director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf) | DVD: EMI Cat: 5 44258 9 |
| 2009 | Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata, Franz Grundheber, Jonas Kaufmann | Christian Thielemann, Münchner Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Chorus Vienna (Production: Herbert Wernicke; recorded 31 January, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden) | Blu-ray/DVD/CD: Decca Cat: 0044007433409 |
| 2010 | Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Kristinn Sigmundsson, Thomas Allen, Eric Cutler | Edo de Waart, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production: Nathaniel Merrill; designer: Robert O'Hearn; stage director: Robin Guarino; recorded live 1 January) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand |
| 2010 | Cheryl Barker, Catherine Carby, Emma Pearson, Manfred Hemm, Warwick Fyfe, Henry Choo | Andrew Litton, Opera Australia (Director: Brian FitzGerald; recorded 13 and 19 October, Sydney Opera House) | Blu-ray/DVD/CD: Opera Australia OPOZ56027BD OPOZ56026DVD OPOZ56028CD |
| 2014 | Kate Royal, Tara Erraught, Teodora Gheorghiu, Lars Woldt, Michael Kraus, Andrej Dunaev | Robin Ticciati, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Stage director: Richard Jones; recorded live, 5 and 8 June, Glyndebourne Opera House) | Blu-ray/DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OA1170D Streaming: Glyndebourne Encore |
| 2014 | Krassimira Stoyanova, Sophie Koch, Mojca Erdmann, Günther Groissböck, Adrian Eröd, Ștefan Pop | Franz Welser-Möst, Vienna Philharmonic, (Stage director: Harry Kupfer; recorded live in August, Salzburg Festival, Großes Festspielhaus) | Blu-ray/DVD: C Major (Naxos) Cat: 719404 |
| 2017 | Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Markus Brück, Matthew Polenzani | Sebastian Weigle, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production: Robert Carsen; recorded live 13 May) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand Blu-ray/DVD: Decca Cat: 004400743945 |
| 2020 | Camilla Nylund, Michele Losier, Nadine Sierra, Gunther Groissbock, Atalla Ayan, Roman Trekel | Zubin Mehta, Staatskapelle Berlin, Chorus of the Berlin State Opera (Stage director: André Heller; recorded live in February, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin) | Blu-ray/DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 109446 |
| 2023 | Lise Davidsen, Samantha Hankey, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Brian Mulligan, René Barbera | Simone Young, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production: Robert Carsen; recorded live, 15 April) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand |