This is a discography of Tosca, an opera by Giacomo Puccini. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. Tosca has been one of the most frequently recorded operas, dating back to a nearly complete acoustical recording in 1918.

Audio

Year Cast
(Tosca, Cavaradossi,
Scarpia) 		Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra 		Label[1]
1918 Lya Remondini,
Carlo Broccardi,
Dario Zani 		Carlo Sabajno
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus 		78rpm: La voce del padrone
Cat: S5584-S5606 (even numbered, 12 discs)
1920 Valentina Bartolomasi,
Attilio Salvaneschi,
Adolfo Pacini 		Carlo Sabajno
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus 		(Recorded by HMV)
78 RPM: Società Nazionale del Grammofono
Cat: S5702- S57244 (12 discs)
1929 Carmen Melis,
Piero Pauli,
Apollo Granforte 		Carlo Sabajno
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus 		(Recorded by HMV)
CD: Arkadia
Cat: 78002
1929 Bianca Scacciati,
Alessandro Granda,
Enrico Molinari [it] 		Lorenzo Molajoli
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus 		78rpm: Columbia Records
Cat: D14594 – D14607 (14 discs)
33rpm LP: Columbia (UK)
Cat: EL-4
1938 Maria Caniglia,
Beniamino Gigli,
Armando Borgioli 		Oliviero De Fabritiis
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 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 on 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
(Recording of a performance on 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 		(Recorded by Cetra)
CD: Warner Fonit
Cat: 5046 63305-2
1951 Renata Tebaldi,
Giuseppe Campora,
Enzo Mascherini 		Alberto Erede
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus 		(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
(Recording of a performance on 1 July 1952) 		CD: Archipel
Cat: OO49
1953 Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Tito Gobbi 		Victor de Sabata
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus
Main article: Tosca (Sabata recording)
 CD: EMI Classics[2]
Cat: 562890
1955 Gigliola Frazzoni,
Ferruccio Tagliavini,
Giangiacomo Guelfi 		Arturo Basile
RAI orchestra and chorus 		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 on 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
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus 		LP:RCA Victrola
VICS-6000
CD: RCA Victor
Cat: 09026-63305-2
1957 Zinka Milanov,
Franco Corelli,
Giangiacomo Guelfi 		Alexander Gibson
Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus
(Recording of a performance on 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 		(Recorded by Philips Records)
CD: Live Opera Heaven Ltd.
Cat: C 1371
1957 Magda Olivero,
Eugenio Fernandi,
Scipio Colombo 		Emidio Tieri
RAI orchestra and chorus 		CD: Opera Depot
Cat: 11066-2
1959 Renata Tebaldi,
Mario Del Monaco,
George London 		Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus 		CD: Decca
Cat: 1064502
1959 Renata Tebaldi,
Franco Corelli,
Anselmo Colzani 		Mario Parenti
Orchestra del Comitato Estate Livornese
(Recording of a performance on October 21, 1959) 		CD: Urania
ASIN : B00UBC3YW8
1959 Renata Tebaldi,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Tito Gobbi 		Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus
(Recording of a performance in December 1959) 		CD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD 1162
1960 Jane Rhodes,
Albert Lance,
Gabriel Bacquier 		Manuel Rosenthal
Paris 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 on 2 April 1962) 		CD: Sony
Cat: 80468
1962 Leontyne Price,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Giuseppe Taddei 		Herbert von Karajan
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera chorus 		(Recorded by Decca for RCA)
CD:Decca
Cat: 639002
1964 Maria Callas,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Tito Gobbi 		Georges Prêtre
Conservatoire de Paris orchestra
Paris Opera chorus 		CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 66444
1964 Maria Callas,
Renato Cioni,
Tito Gobbi 		Carlo Felice Cillario
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
(Recording of a performance on January 24, 1964) 		CD: EMI Classics
ASIN : B0000BWTKB
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
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus 		CD: Decca
Cat: 460753
1972 Leontyne Price,
Plácido Domingo,
Sherrill Milnes 		Zubin Mehta
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Alldis Choir
Wandsworth School Boys' Choir 		LP: RCA Red Seal
ARL2-0105
CD: RCA Red Seal
Cat: RCD2-0105
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
1977 Virginia Zeani,
Corneliu Fanateanu,
Nicolae Herlea 		Cornel Trailescu
Romanian National Opera orchestra and chorus 		(Recorded by Electrecord)
CD: World of the Opera
Cat: 5257
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 		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 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 Nelly Miricioiu,
Giorgio Lamberti,
Silvano Carroli 		Alexander Rahbari
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic chorus 		CD: Naxos
Cat: 8.660001-2
1990 Raina Kabaivanska,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Ingvar Wixell 		Daniel Oren
Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus 		CD: RCA Victor Red Seal
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 		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
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus 		CD: Sony Classical Records
Cat: S2K 89271
2001 Fiorenza Cedolins,
Andrea Bocelli,
Carlo Guelfi 		Zubin Mehta
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus 		CD: Decca
Cat: 414597

Video

Year Cast
(Tosca, Cavaradossi,
Scarpia) 		Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra 		Label
1964 Maria Callas,
Renato Cioni,
Tito Gobbi 		Carlo Felice Cillario
Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus
(Videotape of live telecast of act 2 at Covent Garden, 9 February 1964) 		DVD: EMI Classics
Cat: DVA 4 92851 9
1976 Raina Kabaivanska,
Plácido Domingo,
Sherrill Milnes 		Bruno Bartoletti
Philharmonia Orchestra
Ambrosian Singers
(Film directed by Gianfranco De Bosio) 		DVD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 00440 073 4038
1978 Shirley Verrett,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Cornell MacNeil 		James Conlon
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
(Production by Tito Gobbi) 		DVD: Decca
Cat: 0440 074 3410 9
SD video: Met Opera on Demand[3]
1984 Éva Marton,
Giacomo Aragall,
Ingvar Wixell 		Daniel Oren
Verona Arena orchestra and chorus (live 10 August)
Video director: Brian Large 		CD: HO CDBB 478
DVD: Kultur Video D2837[4]
1985 Hildegard Behrens,
Plácido Domingo,
Cornell MacNeil 		Giuseppe Sinopoli
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
(Produced by Franco Zeffirelli) 		DVD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 00440 073 4100
SD video: Met Opera on Demand[5]
1993 Catherine Malfitano,
Plácido Domingo,
Ruggero Raimondi 		Zubin Mehta
RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma
(Film Tosca from Rome broadcast live in three parts,
directed by Brian Large / Giuseppe Patroni Griffi) 		DVD: Kultur Video
Cat: D4524
Blu-ray: Warner Classics[6]
1998 Catherine Malfitano,
Richard Margison,
Bryn Terfel 		Riccardo Chailly
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
De Nederlandse Opera chorus
(Film directed by Misjel Vermeiren) 		DVD: Decca
Cat: 074 3201
2001 Angela Gheorghiu,
Roberto Alagna,
Ruggero Raimondi 		Antonio Pappano
Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus
(2001 film directed by Benoît Jacquot) 		DVD: EMI Classics
Cat: 7243 5 57173 2 0
4K UHD: Arthaus Musik[7]
2004 Daniela Dessì,
Fabio Armiliato,
Ruggero Raimondi 		Maurizio Benini
Teatro Real orchestra and chorus
(Film directed by Núria Espert) 		DVD: Opus Arte
Cat: 901
2006 Fiorenza Cedolins,
Marcelo Álvarez,
Ruggero Raimondi 		Daniel Oren
Orchestra and Chorus of the Verona Arena
(Stage director: Hugo de Ana) 		DVD: TDK
Cat: DVBD-OPTOV
2007 Antonia Cifrone,
Stefano Secco,
Giorgio Surian [it] 		Valerio Galli
Festival Puccini orchestra and chorus
(Stage director: Mario Corradi) 		DVD: Dynamic
Cat.33569
2009 Karita Mattila,
Marcelo Álvarez,
George Gagnidze 		Joseph Colaneri
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
(Production by Luc Bondy) 		HD video: Met Opera on Demand[8]
2011 Angela Gheorgiu,
Jonas Kaufmann,
Bryn Terfel 		Antonio Pappano
Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus
(Stage director: Jonathan Kent) 		Blu-ray: EMI Classics[9]
Cat: 404064-9
2013 Patricia Racette,
Roberto Alagna,
George Gagnidze 		Riccardo Frizza
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
(Production by Luc Bondy) 		HD video: Met Opera on Demand[10]
2017 Kristine Opolais,
Marcelo Álvarez,
Marco Vratogna 		Simon Rattle
Baden-Baden Easter Festival, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
(Stage director: Philipp Himmelmann) 		Blu-ray: EuroArts[11]
Cat: 206 4174
2018 Sonya Yoncheva,
Vittorio Grigolo,
Željko Lučić 		Emmanuel Villaume
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
(Production by David McVicar) 		HD video: Met Opera on Demand[12]
2018 Anja Harteros,
Aleksandrs Antonenko,
Ludovic Tézier 		Christian Thielemann
Salzburg Easter Festival, Staatskapelle Dresden, Salzburg Bach Choir
(Stage director: Michael Sturminger) 		Blu-ray: C Major[13]
Cat: 748404
2019 Karine Babajanyan,
Piotr Beczala,
Carlos Álvarez 		Marco Armiliato
Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus
(Stage director: Margarete Wallmann) 		Blu-ray: C Major[14]
Cat: 759204[15]
2019 Anna Netrebko,
Francesco Meli,
Luca Salsi 		Ricardo Chailly
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus
(Stage director: Davide Livermore) 		Blu-ray: C Major[16]
Cat: 763404
2022 Malin Byström,
Joshua Guerrero,
Gevorg Hakobyan 		Lorenzo Viotti
Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
(Stage director: Barrie Kosky) 		Blu-ray: Naxos[16]
Cat: NBD0166V

References

Notes

  1. ^ Recordings of Tosca on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
  2. ^ This recording has been described as the best selling opera of all time. Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres and Significant Performances, Singers, Composers, Librettists, Arias and Conductors, 1597–2000, Franklin Mesa (2007), p. 85: "His 1952 performance on EMI of Tosca with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano and Tito Gobbi remains the best-selling opera recording of all time."
  3. ^ Tosca, December 19, 1978, Met Opera on Demand
  4. ^ Tosca (1984) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Tosca, March 27, 1985, Met Opera on Demand.
  6. ^ ASIN B00CSVD1A0.
  7. ^ ASIN B074T239HD.
  8. ^ Tosca, October 10, 2009, Met Opera on Demand.
  9. ^ Richard Fairman, "EMI issues the BBC-broadcast Tosca by Jonathan Kent", Gramophone, January 2013, pp. 80–81: "On balance, this new DVD is as involving at every level as any."
  10. ^ Tosca, November 9, 2013, Met Opera on Demand.
  11. ^ Neil Fisher, Tosca, 2017 Baden-Baden Easter Festival, Gramophone, January 2018, pp. 89, 91: "[This is] Simon Rattle’s second foray into Puccini. ... the result, although decently captured on DVD/Blu‑ray, is oddly flavourless."
  12. ^ Tosca, January 27, 2018, Met Opera on Demand.
  13. ^ Mark Pullinger, Tosca, 2018 Salzburg Easter Festival, Gramophone, May 2019, p. 95: "... this is Puccini's Tosca as a thriller ... And for the most part it works very well, leading to a denouement which is, well, thrilling."
  14. ^ Vienna State Opera, 2019. Blu-ray, 2021, OCLC 1287594802: "Piotr Beczala celebrated his acclaimed role debut as Cavaradossi".
  15. ^ Mark Pullinger, "Puccini's Tosca", Gramophone, August 2022, pp. 100–105: "Alas, it’s a bit of a routine performance under Marco Armiliato, although Piotr Beczała sings gorgeously as Cavaradossi and – yes – is granted an encore of ‘E lucevan le stelle’."
  16. ^ a b Neil Fisher, "Two Toscas, two very different shows – and two valuable records of projects giving Puccini a spring clean.", Gramophone, July 2023, pp. 83–84.

Sources

External links

Media related to Tosca at Wikimedia Commons

La Tosca by Victorien Sardou (1887)
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