The following is a partial discography of the many audio[1] and video[2] recordings of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, La traviata. Based on the 1848 novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, La traviata has been a staple of the operatic repertoire since its premiere on 6 March 1853 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.[3]
Audio recordings
editAll catalog numbers are for audio CDs unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Cast: Violetta, Alfredo, Germont |
Conductor, opera house and orchestra |
Label[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Jane Morlet, Maurizio Troselli, Henri Albers |
Emile Archainbaud, Opéra-Comique orchestra and chorus, Paris?? |
Marston Cat: MR 52043 |
| 1915 | Margherita Bevignani, Franco Tumminello, Ernesto Badini |
Carlo Sabajno, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan |
Mike Richter Cat: Audio Encyclopedia 301 |
| 1928 | Mercedes Capsir, Lionello Cecil, Carlo Galeffi |
Lorenzo Molajoli, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan |
Naxos Records Cat: No. 8.110110-11 |
| 1930 | Anna Rosza, Alessandro Ziliani, Luigi Borgonovi |
Carlo Sabajno, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan |
Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 9002 |
| 1935 | Rosa Ponselle, Frederick Jagel, Lawrence Tibbett |
Ettore Panizza, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 5 January 1935) |
Naxos Historical Cat: No. 8.110032-33 |
| 1946 | Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill |
Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra |
RCA Victor Cat: LM-6003 (LP) Cat: 60303-2-RG (CD) |
| 1946 | Adriana Guerrini, Luigi Infantino, Paolo Silveri |
Vincenzo Bellezza, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus |
Grammofono 2000 Cat: AB 78700/01[5] |
| 1949 | Eleanor Steber, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Robert Merrill |
Giuseppe Antonicelli, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 1 January 1949) |
Naxos Historical Cat: No. 8.110115-16 |
| 1953 | Maria Callas, Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese |
Gabriele Santini, Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin, Coro Cetra |
Warner Classics Cat: 698772; Andromeda Cat: ANR 2504/05 |
| 1954 | Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Aldo Protti |
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome) |
Decca, Disc 6 of Cat: 4781535 |
| 1955 | Licia Albanese, Giacinto Prandelli, Ettore Bastianini |
Alberto Erede, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 1 January 1955) |
Walhall Cat: WLCD0284 |
| 1955 | Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini |
Carlo Maria Giulini, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan (Recording of a performance at La Scala, 28 May 1955) |
EMI Classics Cat: 66450 |
| 1955 | Antonietta Stella, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi |
Tullio Serafin, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan |
Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111272-3 |
| 1956 | Rosanna Carteri, Cesare Valletti, Leonard Warren |
Pierre Monteux, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus |
RCA Victrola Cat: VIC-6004 (LP) Cat: 88875051922 (CD) |
| 1958 | Maria Callas, Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni |
Franco Ghione, San Carlos National Theatre orchestra and chorus, Lisbon (Recording of a performance in Lisbon, 27 March) |
EMI Classics Cat: 56330 |
| 1959 | Victoria de los Ángeles, Carlo del Monte, Mario Sereni |
Tullio Serafin, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus |
Warner Classics Cat:0724357382458 |
| 1960 | Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill |
Fernando Previtali, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus |
RCA Victor Cat: LSC-6154 (LP) Cat: 68885-2 (CD) |
| 1962 | Joan Sutherland, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill |
John Pritchard, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus |
Decca Cat: 717302 |
| 1962 | Renata Scotto, Gianni Raimondi, Ettore Bastianini |
Antonino Votto, La Scala orchestra and chorus |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 894002 |
| 1967 | Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, Sherrill Milnes |
Georges Prêtre, RCA Italiana Opera orchestra and chorus |
RCA Red Seal Cat: LSC-6180 (LP) Cat: 88883727172 (CD) |
| 1968 | Virginia Zeani, Ion Buzea, Nicolae Herlea |
Jean Bobescu Romanian National Opera, Bucharest Orchestra and Chorus |
World of the Opera Cat: 5251 |
| 1968 | Pilar Lorengar, Giacomo Aragall, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
Lorin Maazel, Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin |
Decca Cat: 443000 |
| 1971 | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Rolando Panerai |
Aldo Ceccato, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir |
EMI Classics Cat: 69827 |
| 1973 | Mirella Freni, Franco Bonisolli, Sesto Bruscantini |
Lamberto Gardelli, Chor Staatsoper Berin, Staatskapelle Berlin |
ARTS Cat: 43031-2 |
| 1976 | Ileana Cotrubaș, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes |
Carlos Kleiber Bavarian State Opera orchestra and chorus |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 415132 |
| 1979 | Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra |
Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra and London Opera Chorus |
Decca Cat: 430491 |
| 1980 | Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Bruson |
Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
EMI Classics Cat: 47538 |
| 1991 | Cheryl Studer, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 435797 |
| 1992 | Kiri Te Kanawa, Alfredo Kraus, Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
Zubin Mehta, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus |
Philips Cat: 438238 |
| 1994 | Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci |
Georg Solti, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden orchestra and chorus |
Decca Cat: 448119 |
| 2004 | Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
Valery Gergiev, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
Met Opera on Demand[6] |
| 2005 | Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson |
Carlo Rizzi, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Live recording) |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 52902 |
| 2012 | Emma Matthews, Gianluca Terranova, Jonathan Summers |
Brian Castles-Onion, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Australia |
EPC Distribution Cat:OPOZ56031CD |
| 2019 | Marina Rebeka, Charles Castronovo, Lester Lynch |
Michael Balke, Latvian Festival Orchestra |
Prima Classic Cat:PRIMA003 |
Video recordings
edit| Year | Cast: Violetta, Alfredo, Germont |
Conductor, opera house and orchestra |
Label[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Anna Moffo, Franco Bonisolli, Gino Bechi |
Giuseppe Patanè, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus (Film directed by Mario Lanfranchi) |
DVD: VAI[7] |
| 1976 | Beverly Sills, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks |
Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Wolf Trap Company Chorus (Recorded live, Wolf Trap Farm) |
DVD: VAI[8][9] |
| 1981 | Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 28 March) |
SD video: Met Opera on Demand[10] |
| 1982 | Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (La traviata (1983 film) directed by Franco Zeffirelli) |
DVD: Universal;[11] DGG[12] |
| 1988 | Marie McLaughlin, Walter MacNeil, Brent Ellis |
Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performance in September) |
DVD: Arthaus;[13] Kultur[14] |
| 1994 | Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci |
Georg Solti, Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Performance in December) |
DVD: Decca |
| 2004 | Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Saccà, Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
Lorin Maazel, Orchestra and chorus of La Fenice (Performance on 18 November) |
DVD: TDK |
| 2005 | Norah Ansellem José Bros Renato Bruson |
Jesús López Cobos, Madrid Symphony Orchestra and chorus (Performance from the Teatro Real, March) |
DVD: Opus Arte[15] |
| 2005 | Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson |
Carlo Rizzi, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Performed in July at the Salzburg Festival; production: Willy Decker) | DVD, Blu-ray: DGG[16] |
| 2005 | Eva Mei, Piotr Beczała, Thomas Hampson |
Franz Welser-Möst, Chorus and Orchestra of the Zürich Opera House (Performance from Zürich Opera House) |
DVD: Arthaus Musik[17] |
| 2006 | Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Renato Bruson |
James Conlon, Orchestra and Chorus of the Los Angeles Opera (Performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on 17 September) |
DVD: Decca |
| 2007 | Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas, Roberto Frontali |
Lorin Maazel, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala (Performance from La Scala) |
DVD: Arthaus Musik |
| 2008 | Kristiane Kaiser, Jean-François Borras, Georg Tichy |
Ernst Märzendorfer, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (Performance at the Römersteinbruch St. Margarethen, 11 July) |
DVD: EuroArts |
| 2009 | Cinzia Forte Saimir Pirgu Giovanni Meoni |
Paolo Arrivabeni, Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestra and Chorus (Performance in March) |
DVD: Dynamic |
| 2009 | Renée Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson |
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera (Performance from Covent Garden) |
DVD: Arthaus Musik |
| 2011 | Natalie Dessay, Charles Castronovo, Ludovic Tezier |
Louis Langrée, London Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Performance from Aix-en-Provence Festival, July) |
DVD: Virgin Classics[18] |
| 2011 | Marlis Petersen, Giuseppe Varano, James Rutherford |
Tecwyn Evans, Graz Opera Chorus, Graz Philharmonic Orchestra (Performance at the Graz Opera) |
DVD: Arthaus Musik |
| 2012 | Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
Fabio Luisi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 14 April; production: Willy Decker) |
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[19] |
| 2017 | Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, Thomas Hampson |
Nicola Luisotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 11 March; production: Willy Decker) |
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[20] |
| 2018 | Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, Quinn Kelsey |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 15 December; production: Michael Mayer) |
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[21] |
| 2019 | Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronovo, Plácido Domingo |
Antonello Manacorda, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Richard Eyre, stage director) |
Blu-ray: Opus Arte[22] |
| 2021 | Lisette Oropesa, Samir Pirgu, Roberto Frontali |
Daniele Gatti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Mario Martone, director) |
On demand:[23] RAI Play |
| 2022 | Pretty Yende, Stephen Costello, Vladimir Stoyanov |
Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House (Director: Richard Eyre; performance of 13 April) |
HD video: Royal Opera House Stream[24][25] |
| 2022 | Nadine Sierra, Stephen Costello, Luca Salsi |
Daniele Callegari, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 5 November; production: Michael Mayer) |
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[26] |
References
editNotes
- ^ A much more comprehensive discography can be found at operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ For many other video recordings of La traviata, see the listings at Amazon.com and at IMDb.com.
- ^ Cunningham, Lawrence S. and Reich, John J., Culture & Values, Volume II: A Survey of the Humanities, Cengage Learning, 2009, p. 437. ISBN 0-495-56926-7
- ^ a b Recordings from operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ Previously issued in LP format as Columbia SL-103
- ^ La traviata, 6 March 2004, Met Opera on Demand. Also available on Rhapsody.
- ^ VAI, 2008. OCLC 493893374.
- ^ VAI, 2001. OCLC 48179243.
- ^ Patrick O'Connor, "Sills in a signature role heads a subtle and atmospheric live outdoor performance a quarter century after her first Violetta", Gramophone, April 2002, p. 93.
- ^ "La Traviata" (28 March 1981), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:264040", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ Universal Home Video: OCLC 1313148911, 674409370, 1089482263.
- ^ DGG, 2007. OCLC 1012363418, 696027800.
- ^ Arthaus Musik, PAL DVD, 2000. OCLC 1039050827.
- ^ Kultur, NTSC DVD, 2010. OCLC 677984343.
- ^ Opus Arte, 2006. OCLC 1263613135.
- ^ Salzburg, 2005. OCLC 659557571, 759886089.
- ^ Arthaus Musik, 2005. OCLC 65182364.
- ^ Virgin Classics, 2011. OCLC 822875011.
- ^ "La Traviata" (14 April 2012), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:354472", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ "La Traviata" (11 March 2017), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:356656", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ "La Traviata" (15 December 2018), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:357065", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ Opus Arte, 2019. OCLC 1136611122.
- ^ "La traviata (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma), 2021". Only available in Italy. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Royal Opera House Stream: La Traviata (2022), Royal Opera House website.
- ^ Neil Fisher, "La traviata review — Pretty Yende wins the battle of the Violettas", The Sunday Times, 6 April 2022.
- ^ "La Traviata" (5 November 2022), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:357732", Met Opera Archive.
Cited sources
- La traviata discography, part 1 (40 items), part 2 (7 items), Amazon.com
- Recorded Violettas in La traviata
Other sources
- Blyth, Alan, Opera on Record, Volume 1, Hutchinson, 1979, pp. 240–248. ISBN 0-09-139980-7
- Boyden, Matthew and Kimberly, Nick, "La Traviata: Recordings overview, The Rough Guide to Opera, Rough Guides, 2002, pp. 230–231. ISBN 1-85828-749-9
- Fawkes, Richard, Opera on Film, Duckworth, 2000. ISBN 0-7156-2943-3
- McCants, Clyde T., American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical commentaries and discographies, McFarland, 2004. ISBN 0-7864-1952-0
- Rich, Alan, "A Triumphant Traviata: The Lisbon Legacy", New York, 8 December 1980, p. 100.