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.
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| Year | Cast (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, Philip II, Grand Inquisitor[1]) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Notes | 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. No. ORCV 305 |
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| 1996 | Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Waltraud Meier, Thomas Hampson, José van Dam, Eric Halfvarson |
Antonio Pappano, Orchestre de Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet Chorus Live recording of performances at the Théâtre du Châtelet,10, 13, & 16 March. |
EMI Classics Cat. No. 56152 |
| Year | Cast (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigo, Philip II, Grand Inquisitor[1]) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Notes | Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Boris Greverus, Irma Demuth, Joanna Blatter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Josef Greindl, Josef Herrmann |
Ferenc Fricsay, Berlin State Opera Live recording of a performance of 18 November. |
German translation | Myto Cat. No.001.H038 |
| 1950 | Jussi Björling, Delia Rigal, Fedora Barbieri, Robert Merrill, Cesare Siepi, Jerome Hines |
Fritz Stiedry, Metropolitan Opera, New York Live recording of a performance on November 11th. |
4 acts | West Hill Radio Archives Cat. No 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. No. 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. No. 64642 |
| 1955 | Richard Tucker, Eleanor Steber, Blanche Thebom, Ettore Bastianini, Jerome Hines, Nicola Moscona |
Kurt Adler, Metropolitan Opera, New York Live recording of a performance on 4 March. |
Myto Cat. No. 946.116 |
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| 1958 | Eugenio Fernandi, Sena Jurinac, Giulietta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, Cesare Siepi, Marco Stefanoni |
Herbert von Karajan, Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Live recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival, 26 July. |
4 acts | Deutsche Grammophon Cat. No. 447655 |
| 1958 | Jon Vickers, Gré Brouwenstijn, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi, Boris Christoff, Michael Langdon |
Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Live recording of a performance on 12 May. |
5 acts (1867 act 1; 1886 4-act version: acts 2 to 5)[3] |
Royal Opera House Heritage series Cat. No. ROHS 003 |
| 1965 | Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Tebaldi, Grace Bumbry, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Martti Talvela |
Georg Solti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
5 acts: (1886 unabridged version) |
Decca Cat. No. 421114 |
| 1970 | Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Shirley Verrett, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, Giovanni Foiani |
Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
5 acts: (1886 unabridged version)[4] |
EMI Classics Cat. No. 67397 |
| 1978 | José Carreras, Mirella Freni, Agnes Baltsa, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ruggero Raimondi |
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin |
4 acts | EMI Classics Cat. No. 6930 |
| 1984 | Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Leo Nucci, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ruggero Raimondi |
Claudio Abbado Coro e Orchestra Teatro alla Scala |
5 acts: (1886 unabridged version), sung in the original French text |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat. No. 415316 |
| 1992 | Luciano Pavarotti, Daniela Dessì, Luciana d'Intino, Paolo Coni, Samuel Ramey, Alexander Anisimov |
Riccardo Muti, Coro e Orchestra Teatro alla Scala Live recording of a performance in December. |
4 acts | EMI Classics Cat. No. 58631 |
| Year | Cast (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, Philip II, Grand Inquisitor) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Notes | 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. No. D 2031 |
| Year | Cast (Don Carlo, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigo, Philip, Grand Inquisitor) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Notes | Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Vasile Moldoveanu, Renata Scotto, Tatiana Troyanos, Sherrill Milnes, Paul Plishka, Jerome Hines |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (production by John Dexter) |
Unabridged 5-act version, telecast on 21 February[5] in 3 acts with extended scenes | DVD: The Metropolitan Opera Cat. No. 811357013311[6] |
| 1983 | Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Grace Bumbry, Louis Quilico, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ferruccio Furlanetto |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (production by John Dexter) |
Unabridged 5-act version, telecast on 26 March[7] in only 3 acts with extended scenes[8] | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat. No. 00440 073 4085 |
| 1986 | José Carreras, Fiamma Izzo D'Amico, Agnes Baltsa, Piero Cappuccilli, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Matti Salminen |
Herbert von Karajan, Salzburg Festival, Berlin Philharmonic | 4 acts | DVD: Sony Classical Cat. No. 88697296019 |
| 1992 | Luciano Pavarotti, Daniela Dessì, Luciana D'Intino, Paolo Coni, Samuel Ramey, Alexander Anisimov |
Riccardo Muti, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
4 acts | DVD: EMI Classics Cat. No. 358631-2 |
| 2008 | Rolando Villazón, Marina Poplavskaya, Sonia Ganassi, Simon Keenlyside, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Eric Halfvarson |
Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus |
Nicholas Hytner, stage director; 1886 version in 5 acts; recorded live on 14 and 17 June and 3 July |
DVD: EMI Classics Cat. No. 50999 6 31609 9 4 |