This is a select list of recordings of Der Rosenkavalier, a three-act opera by Richard Strauss with a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The work was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 26 January 1911 under the direction of Max Reinhardt.
| Year | Cast (Marschallin, Octavian, Sophie, Ochs, Italian singer) | Conductor Opera house and orchestra | Label[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Lotte Lehmann, Maria Olszewska, Elisabeth Schumann, Richard Mayr, ?? | Robert Heger Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus | Naxos "Historical" Cat: 8.110191-92 (abridged version) | |
| 1942 | Viorica Ursuleac, Georgine von Milinkovič, Adele Kern, Ludwig Weber, Franz Klarwein | Clemens Krauss Munich State Opera | Vox Records Cat: OPSX 140 (Concert Version) | |
| 1949 | Eleanor Steber, Rise Stevens, Erna Berger, Giuseppe di Stefano, Emanuel List | Fritz Reiner Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 2 December 1949) | LYS Cat: 425-427 | |
| 1954 | Maria Reining, Sena Jurinac, Hilde Gueden, Ludwig Weber, Anton Dermota | Erich Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus | Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111011-13 | |
| 1955 | Maria Reining, Sena Jurinac, Hilde Gueden, Kurt Böhme, Karl Terkal | Hans Knappertsbusch Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna State Opera Chorus | RCA Cat: 69431 | |
| 1956 | Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Otto Edelmann, Nicolai Gedda | Herbert von Karajan Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus | EMI Cat: 77357 | |
| 1968/69 | Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Decca Cat: 475 9988 | ||
| 1969 | Christa Ludwig, Tatiana Troyanos, Edith Mathis, Theo Adam, Anton de Ridder | Karl Böhm Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Live recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival) | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 338-2 | |
| 1971 | Leonard Bernstein Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Sony Cat: M3K 42546 | ||
| 1976 | Edo de Waart Rotterdam Philharmonic | Decca Cat: 473 361-2. For full details, see Der Rosenkavalier (Edo de Waart recording) | ||
| 1984 | Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423850 | ||
| 1990 | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Hendricks, Kurt Rydl, Richard Leech | Bernard Haitink Staatskapelle Dresden | EMI Cat: 358618-2 | |
| 2009 | Christian Thielemann Münchner Philharmoniker | Decca |
| Year | Cast (Marschallin, Octavian, Sophie, Ochs, Italian singer) | Conductor Opera house and orchestra | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sena Jurinac, Anneliese Rothenberger, Otto Edelmann, Giuseppe Zampieri | Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic, (1960 film dir: Paul Czinner) | Videoland Cat: VLD 379 Kultur Video Cat.: D4686 (Blu-ray); Restored and digitally remastered. | |
| 1979 | Carlos Kleiber Bayerische Staatsoper (Live recording of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera) | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4072 GH2 | ||
| 1982 | James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (production by Nathaniel Merrill; live recording of a telecast on 7 October) | DVD: The Metropolitan Opera[2] Streaming video: Met Opera on Demand[3] | ||
| 1984 | Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Live recording of a performance at the 1984 Salzburger Festspiele) | DVD: Sony Cat: 88697296039 | ||
| 1985 | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Barbara Bonney, Aage Haugland, Dennis O'Neill | Sir Georg Solti Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra and Chorus (Live recording of a performance of 14 February) | Warner Vision Cat: 0630 19391-2 | |
| 1994 | Dame Felicity Lott, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Kurt Moll, Keith Ikaya-Purdy | Carlos Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Live recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera, 24 March) | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 008-9 | |
| 2004 | Semyon Bychkov Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | TDK Cat: DVWW OPROKA | ||
| 2004 | Nina Stemme, Vesselina Kasarova, Malin Hartelius, Alfred Muff, Boiko Zvetanov | Franz Welser-Möst Zürich Opera House | EMI Cat: 5 44258 9 | |
| 2009 | Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata, Jonas Kaufmann | Christian Thielemann Münchner Philharmoniker and the Philharmonia Chorus, Vienna | Encore Cat: DVD 3407 | |
| 2010 | Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Kristinn Sigmundsson, Eric Cutler | Edo de Waart, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Director: Nathaniel Merrill; designer: Robert O'Hearn; recorded live 1 January) | HD video
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| 2012 | Cheryl Barker, Catherine Carby, Emma Pearson, Manfred Hemm, Henry Choo | Andrew Litton, Opera Australia (recorded 13 and 19 October 2010) | EPC Distribution (Naxos) DVD: OPOZ56026DVD Blu-ray: OPOZ56027BD CD: OPOZ56028CD | |
| 2014 | Krassimira Stoyanova, Sophie Koch, Mojca Erdmann, Günther Groissböck, Ștefan Pop | Franz Welser-Möst, Vienna Philharmonic (Stage director: Harry Kupfer; recorded 8 to 14 August 2014, Salzburg Festival, Großes Festspielhaus) | C Major (Naxos) Blu-ray/DVD: 719404[5] | |
| 2017 | Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Matthew Polenzani | Sebastian Weigle, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production: Robert Carsen; recorded live 13 May) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[6] | |
| 2023 | Lise Davidsen, Samantha Hankey, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, René Barbera | Simone Young, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production: Robert Carsen; recorded live 15 April) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[7] |
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