Don Carlos discography
This is a list of recordings of Don Carlos, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi known as Don Carlo in its Italian-language versions. Don Carlos premiered as a five-act French grand opera at the Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra in Paris on 11 March 1867.
Audio recordings
1867 Original 5-act French version
| Year | Cast[1] (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | André Turp Edith Tremblay Michelle Vilma Robert Savoie Joseph Rouleau Richard Van Allan |
John Matheson BBC Concert Orchestra BBC singers (original BBC broadcast) |
Opera Rara Cat: ORCV 305 |
| 1984 | Plácido Domingo Katia Ricciarelli Lucia Valentini Terrani Leo Nucci Ruggero Raimondi Nicolai Ghiaurov |
Claudio Abbado Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (original 1886 version) |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 415 981-2 |
| 1996 | Roberto Alagna Karita Mattila Waltraud Meier Thomas Hampson José van Dam Eric Halfvarson |
Antonio Pappano Orchestre de Paris Théâtre du Châtelet Chorus (recorded at Théâtre du Châtelet) |
EMI Classics Cat: 56152 |
1884-plus translated and revised Italian version
| Year | Cast[1] (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Boris Greverus Irma Demuth Joanna Blatter Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Josef Greindl Josef Herrmann |
Ferenc Fricsay Berlin State Opera orchestra and chorus (sung in German; recorded on 18 November) |
Myto Cat: 001.H038 |
| 1950 | Jussi Björling Delia Rigal Fedora Barbieri Robert Merrill Cesare Siepi Jerome Hines |
Fritz Stiedry Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (4 acts; recorded 11 November) |
West Hill Radio Archives Cat: WHRA 6021 |
| 1951 | Mirto Picchi Maria Caniglia Ebe Stignani Paolo Silveri Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Giulio Neri |
Fernando Previtali Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI (4 acts) |
Warner Fonit Cat: 8573 82649-2 |
| 1954 | Mario Filippeschi Antonietta Stella Elena Nicolai Tito Gobbi Boris Christoff Giulio Neri |
Gabriele Santini Teatro dell'Opera di Roma orchestra Rome Opera Chorus (4 acts) |
EMI Classics Cat: 64642 |
| 1955 | Richard Tucker Eleanor Steber Blanche Thebom Ettore Bastianini Jerome Hines Nicola Moscona |
Kurt Adler Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (recorded on 4 March) |
Myto Cat: 946.116 |
| 1956 | Angelo LoForese Anita Cerquetti Fedora Barbieri Ettore Bastianini Cesare Siepi Giulio Neri |
Antonino Votto Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (recorded on 16 June) |
Melodram Cat: CDM 370104. |
| 1958 | Eugenio Fernandi Sena Jurinac Giulietta Simionato Ettore Bastianini Cesare Siepi Marco Stefanoni |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus (4 acts; recorded at Salzburg Festival on 26 July) |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 447655 |
| 1958 | Jon Vickers Gré Brouwenstijn Fedora Barbieri Tito Gobbi Boris Christoff Michael Langdon |
Carlo Maria Giulini Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (1886 5-act "Modena version"; recorded on 12 May)[3] |
Royal Opera House Heritage Cat: ROHS 003 |
| 1961 | Flaviano Labò Antonietta Stella Fiorenza Cossotto Ettore Bastianini Boris Christoff Ivo Vinco |
Gabriele Santini Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (5 acts; 1886 unabridged version) |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 437739 |
| 1965 | Carlo Bergonzi Renata Tebaldi Grace Bumbry Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Nicolai Ghiaurov Martti Talvela |
Georg Solti Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (5 acts; 1886 unabridged version) |
Decca Cat: 421114 |
| 1970 | Plácido Domingo Montserrat Caballé Shirley Verrett Sherrill Milnes Ruggero Raimondi Giovanni Foiani |
Carlo Maria Giulini Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (5 acts; 1886 unabridged version)[4] |
EMI Classics Cat: 67397 |
| 1978 | José Carreras Mirella Freni Agnes Baltsa Piero Cappuccilli Nicolai Ghiaurov Ruggero Raimondi |
Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Oper Berlin chorus (4 acts) |
EMI Classics Cat: 6930 |
| 1992 | Luciano Pavarotti Daniela Dessì Luciana d'Intino Paolo Coni Samuel Ramey Alexander Anisimov |
Riccardo Muti Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (4 acts) |
EMI Classics Cat: 58631 |
| 1997 | Richard Margison Galina Gorchakova Olga Borodina Dmitri Hvorostovsky Roberto Scandiuzzi Robert Lloyd |
Bernard Haitink Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (5 acts; 1886 unabridged version) |
Philips Cat: |
Video recordings
1867 original 5-act French version
| Year | Cast (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Roberto Alagna Karita Mattila Waltraud Meier Thomas Hampson José van Dam Eric Halfvarson | Antonio Pappano Théâtre du Châtelet orchestra and chorus |
DVD: Kultur Video Cat: D 2031 |
| 2004 | Ramon Vargas Iano Tamar Nadja Michael Bo Skovhus Alastair Miles Simon Yang | Bertrand de Billy Wiener Staatsoper |
DVD: TDK[5] |
1884-plus translated and revised Italian version
| Year | Cast (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | James King Pilar Lorengar Patricia Johnson Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Josef Greindl Martti Talvela |
Wolfgang Sawallisch Deutsche Oper Berlin orchestra and chorus (4 acts; sung in German) |
DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 101 621 |
| 1980 | Vasile Moldoveanu Renata Scotto Tatiana Troyanos Sherrill Milnes Paul Plishka Jerome Hines |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Unabridged 5-act version; telecast on 21 February)[6] |
DVD: The Metropolitan Opera Cat: 811357013311[7] |
| 1983 | Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni Grace Bumbry Louis Quilico Nicolai Ghiaurov Ferruccio Furlanetto |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Unabridged 5-act version; telecast on 26 March)[8][9] |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4085 |
| 1986 | José Carreras Fiamma Izzo D'Amico Agnes Baltsa Piero Cappuccilli Ferruccio Furlanetto Matti Salminen |
Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Salzburg Festival chorus (4 acts) |
DVD: Sony Classical Cat: 88697296019 |
| 1992 | Luciano Pavarotti Daniela Dessì Luciana D'Intino Paolo Coni Samuel Ramey Alexander Anisimov |
Riccardo Muti Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (4 acts) |
DVD: EMI Classics Cat: 358631-2 |
| 2008 | Rolando Villazón Marina Poplavskaya Sonia Ganassi Simon Keenlyside Ferruccio Furlanetto Eric Halfvarson |
Antonio Pappano Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (1886 version in 5 acts; recorded on 14, 17 June and 3 July) |
DVD: EMI Classics Cat: 50999 6 31609 9 4 |
| 2013 | Jonas Kaufmann Anja Harteros Ekaterina Semenchuk Thomas Hampson Matti Salminen Eric Halfvarson |
Antonio Pappano Vienna Philharmonic Salzburg Festival chorus (1886 version in 5 acts) |
DVD: Sony Classical Cat: 88843005769 |
References
- Notes
- Role names as appearing on the Kultur DVD
- Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Royal Opera House, London, Covent Garden Books: Opera 12, pub. 1960, plus appearing in program books of all subsequent revivals of the 1958 production
- Andrew Porter, Don Carlo, in the 1971 booklet with the recording
- OCLC 244369432.
- Met telecast of 21 February 1980 at the Met Opera Archive.
- Recording details taken from the 2010 Met DVD of the February 1980 telecast, from the DVD collection "James Levine Celebrating 40 Years at the Met"
- Met telecast of 26 March 1983 at the Met Opera Archive.
- Details of 1984 The Met 3 act and synopsis
- Sources
- Amazon discography of 25 recordings, accessed 3 March 2009
- Commentary by Geoffrey Riggs on some recordings of Don Carlos on operacast.com retrieved 27 January 2010
- Recordings of Don Carlos / Don Carlo on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk Retrieved 27 January 2010
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