Tosca Discography - Audio

Audio

Year Cast: Tosca,
Cavaradossi,
Scarpia
Conductor,
Opera house, orchestra
Label
1918 Lya Remondini,
Carlo Broccardi,
Dario Zani
Carlo Sabajno,
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan
78rpm: La voce del padrone
Cat: S5584-S5606 (even numbered, 12 discs)
1920 Valentina Bartolomasi,
Attilio Salvaneschi,
Adolfo Pacini
Carlo Sabajno,
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan
(Recorded by HMV)
78 RPM: Società Nazionale del Grammofono
S5702- S57244 (12 discs)
1929 Carmen Melis,
Piero Pauli,
Apollo Granforte
Carlo Sabajno,
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus
(Recorded by HMV)
CD: Arkadia
Cat: 78002
1930 Bianca Scacciati (it),
Alessandro Granda,
Enrico Molinari (it)
Lorenzo Molajoli,
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus
78rpm: Columbia Records D14594 – D14607 (14 discs)
33rpm LP: Columbia (UK)
Cat: EL-4
1938 Maria Caniglia,
Beniamino Gigli,
Armando Borgioli
Oliviero De Fabritiis,
Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
(Recorded by HMV)
CD: Arkadia
Cat: 78025
1946 Grace Moore,
Jan Peerce,
Lawrence Tibbett
Cesare Sodero,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Recording of a performance at the Met, 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, Mexico City
(Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, 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 by Westminster)
CD: Preiser Records
Cat: 20024
1951 Adriana Guerrini,
Gianni Poggi,
Paolo Silveri
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli,
RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Turin
(Recorded by Cetra)
CD: Warner Fonit
Cat: 5046 63305-2
1951 Renata Tebaldi,
Giuseppe Campora,
Enzo Mascherini
Alberto Erede,
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus, Rome
(Recorded by Decca)
CD: Pearl
Cat: 199
1951 Vera Petrova,
Eddy Ruhl,
Piero Campolonghi (it)
Emilio Tieri,
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus
33rpm LP: Remington
Cat: 199-62
1952 Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Piero Campolonghi
Guido Picco,
Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra and Chorus, Mexico City
(Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, 1 July 1952)
CD: Archipel
Cat: OO49
1953 Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Tito Gobbi
Victor de Sabata,
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus
CD:EMI Classics
Cat: 562890
1955 Gigliola Frazzoni,
Ferruccio Tagliavini,
Giangiacomo Guelfi
Arturo Basile,
RAI Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Turin
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 at the Met, 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,
Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
CD: RCA
Cat: 63305
1957 Zinka Milanov,
Franco Corelli,
Giangiacomo Guelfi
Alexander Gibson,
Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus, London
(Recording of a performance at Covent Garden, 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, Naples
(Recorded by Philips)
CD: Live Opera Heaven Ltd.
Cat: C 1371
1959 Renata Tebaldi,
Mario Del Monaco,
George London
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli,
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus
CD: Decca
Cat: 1064502
1959 Renata Tebaldi,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Tito Gobbi
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus
(Recording of a performance at La Scala, December 1959)
CD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD 1162
1960 Jane Rhodes,
Albert Lance,
Gabriel Bacquier
Manuel Rosenthal,
Paris Opéra 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 at the Met, 2 April 1962)
CD: Sony
Cat: 80468
1962 Leontyne Price,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Giuseppe Taddei
Herbert von Karajan,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
(Recorded by Decca for RCA)
CD:Decca
Cat: 639002
1964 Maria Callas,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Tito Gobbi
Georges Prêtre,
Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Paris Opera Chorus
CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 66444
1964 Tamara Milashkina,
Zurab Andjaparidze,
Oleg Klenov
Yevgeny Svetlanov,
USSR State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
(Recorded by Melodiya)
CD: Classical Records (Russia)
Cat: CR-024
1966 Birgit Nilsson,
Franco Corelli,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Lorin Maazel,
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus
CD: Decca
Cat: 460753
1972 Leontyne Price,
Plácido Domingo,
Sherrill Milnes
Zubin Mehta,
New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir
CD: RCA
Cat: 70783
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 by Melodiya)
33rpm LP: EMI
Cat: 165-99357/58
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 (de)
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 Dame 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 Raina Kabaivanska,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Ingvar Wixell
Daniel Oren,
Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
CD: RCA
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
Sir 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,
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus
CD: Sony Classical Records
Cat: S2K 89271
2001 Fiorenza Cedolins,
Andrea Bocelli,
Carlo Guelfi
Zubin Mehta,
Orchestra and Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
CD: Decca
Cat: 414597

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