The Flying Dutchman discography

This is a partial discography of Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) by Richard Wagner. The list includes live and studio recordings available in audio CD, VHS and DVD.

List

Year Cast
(Der Holländer,
Senta,
Daland,
Erik,
Der Steuermann,
Mary)
Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra
Label[1]
1936 Hans Hermann Nissen,
Margarete Teschemacher,
Ludwig Weber,
Torsten Ralf,
Karl Ostertag,
Magda Strack
Carl Leonhardt,
Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden orchestra and chorus
Audio CD:Preiser
Cat: PR90132
(Studio recording)
1936 Fred Destal,
Marjorie Lawrence,
Alexander Kipnis,
René Maison,
Hans Fleischer,
Irra Petina
Fritz Busch,
Teatro Colón orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Pearl
1937 Herbert Janssen,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Ludwig Weber,
Max Lorenz,
Ben Williams,
Mary Jarred
Fritz Reiner,
The Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Discocorp
Cat: 170863
1942 Joel Berglund,
Maria Müller,
Ludwig Hofmann,
Franz Völker,
Erik Zimmermann,
Lilo Asmus
Richard Kraus,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Preiser
Cat:
1944 Hans Hotter,
Viorica Ursuleac,
Georg Hann,
Karl Ostertag,
Franz Klarwein,
Luise Willer
Clemens Krauss,
Bavarian State Opera orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Preiser
Cat: PR90250
1950 Hans Hotter,
Astrid Varnay,
Sven Nilsson,
Set Svanholm,
Thomas Hayward,
Hertha Glaz
Fritz Reiner,
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Naxos Historical
Cat: 8.110189-90
1951 Hans Hotter,
Helene Werth,
Kurt Böhme,
Bernd Aldenhoff,
Helmut Krebs,
Res Fischer
Wilhelm Schüchter,
Norddeutscher Rundfunk orchestra
Audio CD: Walhall
Cat:WLCD0038
(Studio recording)
1952 Josef Metternich,
Annelies Kupper,
Josef Greindl,
Wolfgang Windgassen,
Ernst Haefliger,
Sieglinde Wagner
Ferenc Fricsay,
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Audio CD: Preiser
Cat:PR20036
(Studio recording)
1955 Hermann Uhde,
Astrid Varnay,
Ludwig Weber,
Rudolf Lustig,
Josef Traxel,
Elisabeth Schärtel
Joseph Keilberth,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Testament
Cat: SBT21384
1955 Hermann Uhde,
Astrid Varnay,
Ludwig Weber,
Wolfgang Windgassen,
Josef Traxel,
Elisabeth Schärtel
Hans Knappertsbusch,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Walhall
Cat: WLCD0161
1956 George London,
Astrid Varnay,
Arnold van Mill,
Josef Traxel,
Jean Cox,
Elisabeth Schärtel
Joseph Keilberth,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Walhall
Cat: WLCD0190
1959 George London,
Leonie Rysanek,
Josef Greindl,
Fritz Uhl,
Georg Paskuda,
Res Fischer
Wolfgang Sawallisch,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Opera D'Oro
Cat: ODO 7030
1960 George London,
Leonie Rysanek,
Giorgio Tozzi,
Karl Liebl,
Richard Lewis,
Rosalind Elias
Antal Doráti,
Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera House
Audio CD: Decca
(Studio recording made at Walthamstow Town Hall)
1960 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Marianne Schech,
Gottlob Frick,
Rudolf Schock,
Fritz Wunderlich,
Sieglinde Wagner
Franz Konwitschny,
Berliner Staatskapelle
Berlin State Choir
Audio CD: Berlin Classics
(Studio recording)
1961 Franz Crass,
Anja Silja,
Josef Greindl,
Fritz Uhl,
Georg Paskuda,
Res Fischer
Wolfgang Sawallisch,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Philips
1963 George London,
Leonie Rysanek,
Giorgio Tozzi,
Sándor Kónya,
George Shirley,
Lily Chookasian
Karl Böhm,
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Gala
Cat: GL100728
1966 Franz Crass,
Leonie Rysanek,
Karl Ridderbusch,
Claude Heater,
???,
Anne Marie Bessel
Wolfgang Sawallisch,
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Opera D'oro
1968 Theo Adam,
Anja Silja,
Martti Talvela,
Ernst Kozub,
Gerhard Unger,
Annelies Burmeister
Otto Klemperer,
BBC Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra
Audio CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 5674082
(Studio recording)
1969 Franz Crass,
Ingrid Bjoner,
Karl Ridderbusch,
Sven Olof Eliasson,
Thomas Lehrberger,
Regina Fonseca
Wolfgang Sawallisch,
RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma
Audio CD: Myto records
Cat: 78936879412
(Studio recording)
1971 Thomas Stewart,
Gwyneth Jones,
Karl Ridderbusch,
Hermin Esser,
Harald Ek,
Sieglinde Wagner
Karl Böhm,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: E4377102
1974 Donald McIntyre,
Catarina Ligendza,
Bengt Rundgren,
Hermann Winkler,
Harald Ek,
Ruth Hesse
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Bayerisches Staatsorchester and Chorus
(Feature film)
DVD: DG: Cat: 073 4433; 001099309
1976 Norman Bailey,
Janis Martin,
Martti Talvela,
René Kollo,
Werner Krenn,
Isola Jones
Georg Solti,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Audio CD: Polygram Records
(Studio recording)
1981-83 José van Dam,
Dunja Vejzovic,
Kurt Moll,
Peter Hofmann,
Thomas Moser,
Kaja Borris
Herbert von Karajan,
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Audio CD: EMI Classics
(Studio recording)
1985 Simon Estes,
Lisbeth Balslev,
Matti Salminen,
Robert Schunk,
Graham Clark,
Anny Schlemm
Woldemar Nelsson,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus orchestra and chorus
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 0734041
1989 Franz Grundheber,
Hildegard Behrens,
Matti Salminen,
Raimo Sirkiä,
Jorma Silvasti,
Anita Välkki
Leif Segerstam
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra and Chorus
DVD: Warner Music Vision
Cat: 903 71486 2
1991 Bernd Weikl,
Cheryl Studer,
Hans Sotin,
Plácido Domingo,
Peter Seiffert,
Uta Priew
Giuseppe Sinopoli,
Deutsche Oper Berlin orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 4377782
(Studio recording)
1991 Robert Hale,
Hildegard Behrens,
Kurt Rydl,
Peter Josef Protschka,
Uwe Heilmann,
Iris Vermillion
Christoph von Dohnányi,
Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera Choir
Audio CD: Decca (London)
Cat: 436 418-2
(Studio recording)
1991 Robert Hale,
Julia Varady,
Jaakko Ryhänen,
Peter Seiffert,
Ulrich Ress,
Anny Schlemm
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Bavarian State Opera orchestra and chorus
VHS cassette: EMI
Cat:77801 (NTSC); MVD 99 1311-3 (PAL)
1992 Alfred Muff,
Ingrid Haubold ,
Erich Knodt,
Peter Seiffert,
Jörg Hering,
Marga Schiml
Pinchas Steinberg,
Vienna ORF Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Radio Chorus
Audio CD: Naxos Records
Cat:8660025-26
(Studio recording)
1994 James Morris,
Deborah Voigt,
Jan-Hendrik Rootering,
Ben Heppner,
Paul Groves,
Birgitta Svendén
James Levine,
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: Sony
(Studio recording)
2001 Falk Struckmann,
Jane Eaglen,
Robert Holl,
Peter Seiffert,
Rolando Villazón,
Felicity Palmer
Daniel Barenboim,
Berlin State Opera, Staatskapelle Berlin
Berlin State Choir
Audio CD: Teldec
(Studio recording)
2004 John Tomlinson,
Nina Stemme,
Eric Halfvarson,
Kim Begley,
Peter Wedd,
Patricia Bardon
David Parry,
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Audio CD: Chandos Records
(Studio recording)
2005 Terje Stensvold,
Astrid Weber,
Franz-Josef Selig,
Jörg Dürmüller,
Kobie van Rensburg,
Simone Schröder
Bruno Weil,
Capella Coloniensis Orchestra and chorus
Audio CD: DHM
Cat: 82876 64071 2
(Studio recording)
2005 Juha Uusitalo,
Päivi Nisula,
Matti Salminen,
Jorma Silvasti,
Dan Karlström,
Tiina Penttinen
Pertti Pekkanen
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus
DVD: TFO live Records [2]

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