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.
| Year | Cast (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Scarpia) |
Conductor, Opera House and/or Orchestra |
Label[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Lya Remondini, Carlo Broccardi, Dario Zani |
Carlo Sabajno, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
78rpm: "La Voce del Padrone" Cat: S5584-S5606 (even numbered, 12 discs) |
| 1920 | Valentina Bartolomasi, Attilio Salvaneschi, Adolfo Pacini |
Carlo Sabajno, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
(Recorded by HMV) 78 RPM: Società Nazionale del Grammofono S5702- S57244 (12 discs) |
| 1929 | Carmen Melis, Piero Pauli, Apollo Granforte |
Carlo Sabajno, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
(Recorded by HMV) Audio CD: Arkadia Cat: 78002 |
| 1930 | Bianca Scacciati, Alessandro Granda, Enrico Molinari |
Lorenzo Molajoli, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
33rpm LP: Columbia (UK) Cat: EL-4 |
| 1938 | Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli, Armando Borgioli |
Oliviero De Fabritiis, Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus |
(Recorded by HMV) Audio CD: Arkadia Cat: 78025 |
| 1946 | Grace Moore, Jan Peerce, Lawrence Tibbett |
Cesare Sodero, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance at the Met, 9 February 1946) |
Audio CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD 942 98 |
| 1950 | Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi, Robert Weede |
Umberto Mugnai, Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra and Chorus, Mexico City (Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, 8 June 1950) |
Audio 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) Audio CD: Preiser Records Cat: 20024 |
| 1951 | Adriana Guerrini, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri |
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Turin |
(Recorded by Cetra) Audio CD: Warner Fonit Cat: 5046 63305-2 |
| 1951 | Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Enzo Mascherini |
Alberto Erede, Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus, Rome |
(Recorded by Decca) Audio CD: Pearl Cat: 199 |
| 1951 | Vera Petrova, Eddy Ruhl, Piero Campolonghi |
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, Mexico City (Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, 1 July 1952) |
Audio CD: Archipel Cat: OO49 |
| 1953 | Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi |
Victor De Sabata, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD:[2] EMI Classics Cat: 562890 |
| 1955 | Gigliola Frazzoni, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giangiacomo Guelfi |
Arturo Basile, RAI Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Turin |
Audio 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 at the Met, 7 January 1956) |
Audio 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) Audio CD: Premiere Opera Ltd. Cat: CDNO 446-2 (1 CD) |
| 1957 | Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren |
Erich Leinsdorf, Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 63305 |
| 1957 | Zinka Milanov, Franco Corelli, Giangiacomo Guelfi |
Alexander Gibson, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus, London (Recording of a performance at Covent Garden, 1 July 1957) |
Audio CD: Royal Opera House Heritage Series Cat: ROH S 5 |
| 1957 | Antonietta Stella, Gianni Poggi, Giuseppe Taddei |
Tullio Serafin, Teatro San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus, Naples |
(Recorded by Philips) Audio CD: Live Opera Heaven Ltd. Cat: C 1371 |
| 1959 | Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, George London |
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 1064502 |
| 1959 | Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi |
Gianandrea Gavazzeni La Scala Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance at La Scala, December 1959) |
Audio CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 1162 |
| 1960 | Jane Rhodes, Albert Lance, Gabriel Bacquier |
Manuel Rosenthal, Paris Opéra Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performed in French) |
33rpm LP: Véga Cat: 28017-9 |
| 1960 | Stefania Woytowicz, Sandor Konya, Kim Borg |
Horst Stein, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performed in German) |
Audio 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 at the Met, 2 April 1962) |
Audio CD: Sony Cat: 80468 |
| 1962 | Leontyne Price, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei |
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus |
(Recorded by Decca for RCA) Audio CD:Decca Cat: 639002 |
| 1964 | Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi, |
Georges Pretre, Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Paris Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 66444 |
| 1964 | Tamara Milashkina, Zurab Andzaparidzye, Oleg Klenov, |
Yevgeny Svetlanov, USSR State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
(Recorded by Melodiya) Audio CD: Classical Records (Russia) Cat: CR-024 |
| 1966 | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
Lorin Maazel, Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 460753 |
| 1972 | Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes |
Zubin Mehta, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 70783 |
| 1976 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Franco Bonisolli, Matteo Manuguerra |
Mstislav Rostropovich, French National Orchestra, French National Radio Chorus |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 458402 |
| 1976 | Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Ingvar Wixell |
Colin Davis, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Philips Records Cat: 438359 |
| 1976 | Tamara Milashkina, Vladimir Atlantov, Yuri Mazurok |
Mark Ermler, Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and Chorus |
(Recorded by Melodiya) 33rpm LP: EMI Cat: 165-99357/58 |
| 1978 | Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes |
Nicola Rescigno, National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Opera Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys Choir |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 414036 |
| 1979 | Katia Ricciarelli, José Carreras, Ruggero Raimondi |
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin State Opera Chorus, Schoneberger Sangerknaben |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 4138152 |
| 1980 | Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson |
James Levine, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, St. Clement Danes School Choir |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 66504 |
| 1988 | Eva Marton, José Carreras, Juan Pons |
Michael Tilson Thomas, Hungarian State Orchestra, Hungarian State R/TV Chorus |
Audio 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 |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 414597 |
| 1990 | Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Samuel Ramey |
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Opera House Chorus |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 431775 |
| 1990 | Raina Kabaivanska, Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell |
Daniel Oren, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA 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) |
Audio CD: Chandos Records Cat: 3000 |
| 2000 | Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi |
Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus, Tiffin School Boys Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 57173 |
| Year | Cast (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Scarpia) |
Conductor, Opera House and/or 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, New Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Singers (Film - directed by Gianfranco De Bosio) |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4038 |
| 1985 | Hildegard Behrens, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil |
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4100 |
| 1992 | Catherine Malfitano, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi |
Zubin Mehta, RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma (Film - directed by Brian Large / Giuseppe Patroni Griffi) |
VHS: Teldec Video Kultur Video Cat: 6302779715; DVD: Cat: D4524 |
| 1998 | Catherine Malfitano, Richard Margison, Bryn Terfel |
Riccardo Chailly, De Nederlandse Opera Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera (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 (Film - directed by Benoît Jacquot) |
DVD: EMI Classics Cat: 7243 5 57173 2 0 |
| 2004 | Daniela Dessi, Fabio Armiliato, Ruggero Raimondi |
Maurizio Benini, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus (Film - directed by Nuria Espert) |
DVD: Opus Arte Cat: 901 |
| 2006 | Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcelo Alvarez, Ruggero Raimondi |
Daniel Oren, Orchestra and Chorus of the Verona Arena (Stage director: Hugo de Ana) |
BD: TDK Cat: DVBD-OPTOV (Video director: Loreena Kaufmann) |
| 2007 | Antonia Cifrone, Stefano Secco, Giorgio Surian |
Valerio Galli, Orchestra and Chorus of the Festival Puccini, Torre del Lago (Stage director: Mario Corradi) |
Recording on DVD Dynamic (record label) Cat.33569 |