Die Tote Stadt - Recordings

Recordings

• 1924: Among historic recordings are three sides made for Odeon by Lotte Lehmann, Richard Tauber and Georg Szell soon after the Berlin premiere in April 1924. Maria Jeritza and Maria Nemeth, both involved in early performances of the opera, have also left recordings of the famous 'Lute Song'; while Karl Hammes and Richard Mayr, among the first to sing Fritz, recorded the Pierrotlied.

• 1952: Munich release, available from Opera Today which includes Maud Cunitz and Karl Friedrich, Fritz Lehmann conducting.

• 1975: RCA, with Carol Neblett, René Kollo, Hermann Prey, and Benjamin Luxon, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf (RCA CD #87767(2)).

• 2009: Sebastian Weigle and the Frankfurter Opern-und Museumsorchester recorded the opera live in November 2009 for Oehms Classics.