This is adiscography ofTosca, anopera byGiacomo Puccini. It premiered at theTeatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900.Tosca has been one of the most frequently recorded operas, dating back to a nearly complete acoustical recording in 1918.
Year | Cast (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Scarpia) | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Lya Remondini, Carlo Broccardi, Dario Zani | Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | 78rpm:La voce del padrone Cat: S5584-S5606 (even numbered, 12 discs) |
1920 | Valentina Bartolomasi, Attilio Salvaneschi, Adolfo Pacini | Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byHis Master's Voice) 78 RPM: Società Nazionale del Grammofono Cat: S5702- S57244 (12 discs) |
1929 | Carmen Melis, Piero Pauli, Apollo Granforte | Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byHis Master's Voice) CD: Arkadia Cat: 78002 |
1929 | Bianca Scacciati, Alessandro Granda, Enrico Molinari [it] | Lorenzo Molajoli Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | 78rpm: Columbia Records Cat: D14594 – D14607 (14 discs) 33rpm LP:Columbia (UK) Cat: EL-4 |
1938 | Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli, Armando Borgioli | Oliviero De Fabritiis Teatro dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byHis Master's Voice) CD: Arkadia Cat: 78025 |
1946 | Grace Moore, Jan Peerce, Lawrence Tibbett | Cesare Sodero Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 9 February 1946) | CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD 942 98 |
1950 | Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi, Robert Weede | Umberto Mugnai Palacio de Bellas Artes orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 8 June 1950) | CD: Arkadia Cat: GA 2047 |
1951 | Simona Dall'Argine, Nino Scattolini, Scipio Colombo | Argeo Quadri Vienna State Opera orchestra Vienna Chamber choir | (Recorded byWestminster) CD:Preiser Records Cat: 20024 |
1951 | Adriana Guerrini, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli RAI orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byCetra) CD: Warner Fonit Cat: 5046 63305-2 |
1951 | Vera Petrova, Eddy Ruhl, Piero Campolonghi [it] | Emilio Tieri Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus | 33rpm LP:Remington Cat: 199-62 |
1952 | Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Enzo Mascherini | Alberto Erede Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byDecca) CD: Pearl Cat: 199 |
1952 | Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Piero Campolonghi | Guido Picco Palacio de Bellas Artes orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 1 July 1952) | CD: Archipel Cat: OO49 |
1953 | Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi | Victor de Sabata Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus Main article:Tosca (Sabata recording) | CD:EMI Classics[2] Cat: 562890 |
1955 | Gigliola Frazzoni, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giangiacomo Guelfi | Arturo Basile RAI orchestra and chorus | CD: Warner Fonit Cat: 8573 87479-2 |
1956 | Renata Tebaldi, Richard Tucker, Leonard Warren | Dimitri Mitropoulos Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 7 January 1956) | CD: Andromeda Cat: ANDRCD 9001 |
1957 | Dorothy Kirsten, Daniele Barioni, Frank Guarrera | Dimitri Mitropoulos Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (abridged) | (Recorded by Metropolitan Opera Record Club) CD: Premiere Opera Ltd. Cat: CDNO 446-2 (1 CD) |
1957 | Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren | Erich Leinsdorf Teatro dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus | LP:RCA Victrola VICS-6000 CD:RCA Victor Cat: 09026-63305-2 |
1957 | Zinka Milanov, Franco Corelli, Giangiacomo Guelfi | Alexander Gibson Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 1 July 1957) | CD: Royal Opera House Heritage Series Cat: ROH S 5 |
1957 | Antonietta Stella, Gianni Poggi, Giuseppe Taddei | Tullio Serafin Teatro di San Carlo orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byPhilips Records) CD: Live Opera Heaven Ltd. Cat: C 1371 |
1957 | Magda Olivero, Eugenio Fernandi, Scipio Colombo | Emidio Tieri RAI orchestra and chorus | CD: Opera Depot Cat: 11066-2 |
1959 | Renata Tebaldi, Mario Del Monaco, George London | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus | CD: Decca Cat: 1064502 |
1959 | Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli, Anselmo Colzani | Mario Parenti Orchestra del Comitato Estate Livornese (Recording of a performance on October 21, 1959) | CD: Urania ASIN : B00UBC3YW8 |
1959 | Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi | Gianandrea Gavazzeni Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance in December 1959) | CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 1162 |
1960 | Jane Rhodes, Albert Lance, Gabriel Bacquier | Manuel Rosenthal Paris Opera orchestra and chorus (Performed in French) | 33rpm LP: Véga Cat: 28017-9 |
1960 | Stefania Woytowicz, Sándor Kónya, Kim Borg | Horst Stein Berlin State Opera orchestra and chorus (Performed in German) | CD:Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 138722-3 (LP) |
1962 | Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Cornell MacNeil | Kurt Adler Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 2 April 1962) | CD:Sony Cat: 80468 |
1962 | Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei | Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Vienna State Opera chorus | (Recorded by Decca for RCA) CD:Decca Cat: 639002 |
1964 | Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi | Georges Prêtre Conservatoire de Paris orchestra Paris Opera chorus | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 66444 |
1964 | Maria Callas, Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi | Carlo Felice Cillario Orchestra and Chorus of theRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden (Recording of a performance on January 24, 1964) | CD: EMI Classics ASIN : B0000BWTKB |
1964 | Tamara Milashkina, Zurab Andjaparidze, Oleg Klenov | Yevgeny Svetlanov USSR State Symphony orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byMelodiya) CD: Classical Records (Russia) Cat: CR-024 |
1966 | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Lorin Maazel Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus | CD: Decca Cat: 460753 |
1972 | Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes | Zubin Mehta Philharmonia Orchestra John Alldis Choir Wandsworth School Boys' Choir | LP: RCA Red Seal ARL2-0105 CD: RCA Red Seal Cat: RCD2-0105 |
1976 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Franco Bonisolli, Matteo Manuguerra | Mstislav Rostropovich French National Orchestra French National Radio chorus | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 458402 |
1976 | Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Ingvar Wixell | Colin Davis Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus | CD: Philips Records Cat: 438359 |
1976 | Tamara Milashkina, Vladimir Atlantov, Yuri Mazurok | Mark Ermler Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byMelodiya) 33rpm LP: EMI Cat: 165-99357/58 |
1977 | Virginia Zeani, Corneliu Fanateanu, Nicolae Herlea | Cornel Trailescu Romanian National Opera orchestra and chorus | (Recorded byElectrecord) CD: World of the Opera Cat: 5257 |
1978 | Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes | Nicola Rescigno National Philharmonic Orchestra London Opera chorus Wandsworth School Boys' Choir | CD: Decca Cat: 414036 |
1979 | Katia Ricciarelli, José Carreras, Ruggero Raimondi | Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Berlin State Opera chorus, Schöneberger Sängerknaben | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 4138152 |
1980 | Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson | James Levine Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera chorus St. Clement Danes School choir | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 66504 |
1988 | Éva Marton, José Carreras, Juan Pons | Michael Tilson Thomas Hungarian State Orchestra Hungarian State R/TV chorus | CD: Sony Cat: 091175 |
1990 | Kiri Te Kanawa, Giacomo Aragall, Leo Nucci | Georg Solti National Philharmonic Orchestra Welsh National Opera Chorus, Royal Opera House Children's chorus | CD: Decca Cat: 414597 |
1990 | Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Samuel Ramey | Giuseppe Sinopoli Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Opera House chorus | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 431775 |
1990 | Nelly Miricioiu, Giorgio Lamberti, Silvano Carroli | Alexander Rahbari Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic chorus | CD: Naxos Cat: 8.660001-2 |
1990 | Raina Kabaivanska, Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell | Daniel Oren Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus | CD: RCA Victor Red Seal Cat: 61806 |
1996 | Jane Eaglen, Dennis O'Neill, Gregory Yurisich | David Parry Philharmonia Orchestra Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Peter Kay Children's choir (performed in English) | CD:Chandos Records Cat: 3000 |
2000 | Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi | Antonio Pappano Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus Tiffin Boys' Choir | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 57173 |
2000 | Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra, Leo Nucci | Riccardo Muti Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | CD:Sony Classical Records Cat: S2K 89271 |
2001 | Fiorenza Cedolins, Andrea Bocelli, Carlo Guelfi | Zubin Mehta Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus | CD: Decca Cat: 414597 |
Year | Cast (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Scarpia) | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label |
---|---|---|---|
1964 | Maria Callas, Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi | Carlo Felice Cillario Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Videotape of live telecast of act 2 at Covent Garden, 9 February 1964) | DVD: EMI Classics Cat: DVA 4 92851 9 |
1976 | Raina Kabaivanska, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes | Bruno Bartoletti Philharmonia Orchestra andAmbrosian Singers (Film directed by Gianfranco De Bosio) | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4038 |
1978 | Shirley Verrett, Luciano Pavarotti, Cornell MacNeil | James Conlon Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Production byTito Gobbi) | DVD: Decca Cat: 0440 074 3410 9 Streaming video: Met Opera on Demand[3] |
1984 | Éva Marton, Giacomo Aragall, Ingvar Wixell | Daniel Oren Verona Arena orchestra and chorus (live 10 August) Video director:Brian Large | CD: HO CDBB 478 DVD: Kultur Video D2837[4] |
1985 | Hildegard Behrens, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil | Giuseppe Sinopoli Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Produced byFranco Zeffirelli) | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4100 SD video: Met Opera on Demand[5] |
1993 | Catherine Malfitano, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi | Zubin Mehta RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma (FilmTosca from Rome broadcast live in three parts, directed byBrian Large /Giuseppe Patroni Griffi) | DVD: Kultur Video Cat: D4524 Blu-ray: Warner Classics[6] |
1998 | Catherine Malfitano, Richard Margison, Bryn Terfel | Riccardo Chailly Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra De Nederlandse Opera chorus (Film directed by Misjel Vermeiren) | DVD: Decca Cat: 074 3201 |
2001 | Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi | Antonio Pappano Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (2001 film directed byBenoît Jacquot) | DVD: EMI Classics Cat: 7243 5 57173 2 0 4K UHD: Arthaus Musik[7] |
2004 | Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Ruggero Raimondi | Maurizio Benini Teatro Real orchestra and chorus (Film directed byNúria Espert) | DVD: Opus Arte Cat: 901 |
2006 | Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcelo Álvarez, Ruggero Raimondi | Daniel Oren Orchestra and Chorus of theVerona Arena (Stage director: Hugo de Ana) | DVD: TDK Cat: DVBD-OPTOV |
2007 | Antonia Cifrone, Stefano Secco, Giorgio Surian [it] | Valerio Galli Festival Puccini orchestra and chorus (Stage director: Mario Corradi) | DVD:Dynamic Cat.33569 |
2009 | Karita Mattila, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze | Joseph Colaneri Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Production byLuc Bondy) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[8] |
2011 | Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel | Antonio Pappano Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Stage director:Jonathan Kent) | Blu-ray: EMI Classics[9] Cat: 404064-9 |
2013 | Patricia Racette, Roberto Alagna, George Gagnidze | Riccardo Frizza Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Production by Luc Bondy) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[10] |
2014 | Martina Serafin, Marcelo Alvarez, Ludovic Tézier | Daniel Oren Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Director:Ludovic Tézier) | HD video:Paris Opera Play[11] |
2017 | Kristine Opolais, Marcelo Álvarez, Marco Vratogna | Simon Rattle Baden-Baden Easter Festival,Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Stage director: Philipp Himmelmann) | Blu-ray: EuroArts[12] Cat: 206 4174 |
2018 | Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo, Željko Lučić | Emmanuel Villaume Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Production byDavid McVicar) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[13] |
2018 | Anja Harteros, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Ludovic Tézier | Christian Thielemann Salzburg Easter Festival,Staatskapelle Dresden, Salzburg Bach Choir (Stage director: Michael Sturminger) | Blu-ray: C Major[14] Cat: 748404 |
2019 | Karine Babajanyan, Piotr Beczala, Carlos Álvarez | Marco Armiliato Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus (Stage director:Margarete Wallmann) | Blu-ray: C Major[15] Cat: 759204[16] |
2019 | Anna Netrebko, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi | Ricardo Chailly Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (Stage director: Davide Livermore) | Blu-ray: C Major[17] Cat: 763404 |
2021 | Elena Stikhina, Freddie De Tommaso, Alexey Markov | Oksana Lyniv Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus (Stage director:Jonathan Kent) | HD video: ROH Stream[18] |
2022 | Malin Byström, Joshua Guerrero, Gevorg Hakobyan | Lorenzo Viotti Dutch National Opera,Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (Stage director:Barrie Kosky) | Blu-ray: Naxos[17] Cat: NBD0166V |
Notes
Sources
Media related toTosca at Wikimedia Commons