Ariadne auf Naxos discography

This is a list of recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos, an opera by Richard Strauss with a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The work was first performed at the Hoftheater in Stuttgart on 25 October 1912. A radically revised version was performed in at the Hofoper in Vienna on 4 October 1916. (All the recordings listed on this page are of the revised version.) This list is incomplete.

Recordings

Year	Cast (Ariadne, Composer, Zerbinetta Bacchus, Music master)	Conductor, Opera house and orchestra	Label^[1]
1935	Viorica Ursuleac Gertrud Rünger Erna Berger Helge Rosvaenge Eugen Fuchs	Clemens Krauss Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (recorded on 6 November)	CD: Pristine Audio Cat: PACO 021
1944	Maria Reining Irmgard Seefried Alda Noni Max Lorenz Paul Schöffler	Karl Böhm Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus (recorded on 11 June)	CD: Myto Historical Cat: 00163
1954	Lisa Della Casa Irmgard Seefried Hilde Güden Rudolf Schock Paul Schöffler	Karl Böhm Vienna Philharmonic (recording at Salzburg Festival on 7 August)	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 332-2
	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Irmgard Seefried Rita Streich Rudolf Schock Karl Dönch	Herbert von Karajan Philharmonia Orchestra (recorded at Kingsway Hall on 30 June and 1–7 July)	CD: Membrans Cat: 223341
1958	Leonie Rysanek Sena Jurinac Roberta Peters Jan Peerce Walter Berry	Erich Leinsdorf Vienna Philharmonic	CD: Decca Cat: 443 675-2
1965	Hildegard Hillebrecht Sena Jurinac Reri Grist Jess Thomas Paul Schöffler	Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic (recorded at Salzburg Festival on 21 August)	DVD: ORF, TDK Cat:
1968	Gundula Janowitz Sylvia Geszty Teresa Zylis-Gara James King Theo Adam	Rudolf Kempe Staatskapelle Dresden	LP: ETERNA Cat: 8 26 009-11
1969	Hildegard Hillebrecht Tatiana Troyanos Reri Grist Jess Thomas Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	Karl Böhm Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 463 544-2
1976	Montserrat Caballé Tatiana Troyanos Ruth Welting Alberto Remedios William Dooley	James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (recorded on 20 March)	CD: Celestial Audio Cat: CA 389
1977	Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos Edita Gruberova René Kollo Walter Berry	Georg Solti London Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: Decca Cat: 1992-05-12
1986	Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa Kathleen Battle Gary Lakes Hermann Prey	James Levine Vienna Philharmonic	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 453 122-2
1988	Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos Kathleen Battle James King Franz Ferdinand Nentwig	James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus	DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 028-9
	Jessye Norman, Julia Varady Edita Gruberova Paul Frey Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	Kurt Masur Gewandhaus orchestra and chorus	CD: Phillip Cat:
2000	Deborah Voigt Anne Sofie von Otter Natalie Dessay Ben Heppner Albert Dohmen	Giuseppe Sinopoli Staatskapelle Dresden	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 471 323-2 CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 9084
2003	Deborah Voigt Susanne Mentzer Natalie Dessay Richard Margison Wolfgang Brendel	James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (telecast of 3 April; also recorded on 28 and 31 March)	DVD: Virgin Classics Cat: VCL 418679
2008	Adrianne Pieczonka Daniela Sindram Diana Damrau Burkhard Fritz Martin Gantner	Kent Nagano Bayerisches Staatsorchester (recorded at Prinzregententheater in July)	CD: Premiere Opera Cat:
2010	Christine Brewer Alice Coote Gillian Keith Robert Dean Smith Alan Opie	Richard Armstrong Scottish Chamber Orchestra (sung in English)	CD: Chandos Digital Cat: CHAN 3168^[2]

References

Notes

^ Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
^ Recording details of Ariadne on chandos.net Retrieved 9 January 2011

[1] Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk

[2] Recording details of Ariadne on chandos.net Retrieved 9 January 2011

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