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 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) |
| 1919 | Valentina Bartolomasi, Attilio Salvaneschi, Adolfo Pacini | Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | (Recorded by His Master's Voice) 78 RPM: Società Nazionale del Grammofono Cat: S5701- S5724 (16 discs) |
| 1929 | Carmen Melis, Piero Pauli, Apollo Granforte | Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | (Recorded by His Master's Voice) CD: Arkadia Cat: 78002 |
| 1929 | Bianca Scacciati, Alessandro Granda, Enrico Molinari | Lorenzo Molajoli Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | 78rpm: Columbia Records Cat: D14594 – D14607 (14 discs) 33rpm LP: Columbia (UK) Cat: EL-4 |
| 1932 | Ninon Vallin, Enrico Di Mazzei, Arthur Endrèze | Gustave Cloëz Paris Opéra Comique orchestra and chorus, (Performed in French; abridged) | 78 rpm: Odéon Cat: 123.810-16 (7 discs) |
| 1938 | Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli, Armando Borgioli | Oliviero De Fabritiis Teatro dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus | (Recorded by His Master's Voice) CD: Arkadia Cat: 78025 |
| 1942 | Grace Moore, Frederick Jagel, Sándor Svéd | Ettore Panizza Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 7 February 1942) | CD: Bensar Cat: OL 2742 |
| 1944 | Grace Moore, Charles Kullman, Sándor Svéd | Cesare Sodero Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 8 April 1944) | CD: Omega Opera Archive Cat: 1219 |
| 1944 | Hildegard Ranczak, Helge Rosvaenge, Georg Hann | Leopold Ludwig Berlin Radio orchestra and chorus, (Performed in German) | CD: Preiser Cat: 90210 |
| 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 | Vera Petrova, Eddy Ruhl, Piero Campolonghi | Emilio Tieri Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus | 33rpm LP: Remington Cat: 199-62 |
| 1952 | Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Enzo Mascherini | Alberto Erede Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus | (Recorded by Decca) CD: Pearl Cat: 199 |
| 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 | CD: EMI Classics [2] Cat: 562890 |
| 1953 | Carla Martinis, Rudolf Schock, Josef Metternich | Wilhelm Schüchter NDR Hamburg orchestra and chorus (Performed in German) | CD: Relief Cat: CR 1905 |
| 1955 | Gigliola Frazzoni, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giangiacomo Guelfi | Arturo Basile Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI | 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 | Licia Albanese, Daniele Barioni, Leonard Warren | Dimitri Mitropoulos Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 23 March 1957) | CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD0328 |
| 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 | 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 Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI | 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 21 October 1959) | CD: Urania Cat: URN22369 |
| 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 | Magda Olivero, Alvinio Misciano, Giulio Fioravanti | Fulvio Vernizzi Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI (Recording of a performance on 7 March 1960) | CD: Melodram Cat: MEL 27025 |
| 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) | (Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon) CD: Berlin Classics Cat: 0091172BC |
| 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: 421 670-2 |
| 1964 | Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi | Georges Prêtre Conservatoire de Paris orchestra Paris Opera chorus | CD: EMI Classics Cat: CMS 7 69974-2 |
| 1964 | Tamara Milashkina, Zurab Andjaparidze, Oleg Klenov | Yevgeny Svetlanov USSR State Symphony orchestra and chorus (Performed in Russian) | (Recorded by Melodiya) CD: Classical Records (Russia) Cat: CR-024 |
| 1965 | Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi | Fausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 19 March 1965) | CD: Melodram Cat: MEL 26030 |
| 1965 | Maria Callas, Richard Tucker, Tito Gobbi | Fausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 25 March 1965) | CD: Melodram Cat.: CDM 26035 |
| 1965 | Maria Callas, Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi | Georges Prêtre Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Recording of a performance on 5 July 1965) | CD: Divina Records Cat: DVN 2 |
| 1966 | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Lorin Maazel Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus | CD: Decca Cat: 440 051-2 |
| 1967 | Sena Jurinac, Juan Oncina, Cesare Bardelli | Josef Krips Vienna State Opera orchestra (Recording of a performance on 14 October 1967) | CD: Myto EAN: 0608974503154 |
| 1972 | Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes | Zubin Mehta New Philharmonia Orchestra John Alldis Choir Wandsworth School Boys' Choir | CD: RCA Red Seal Cat: RD 8015 |
| 1974 | Tamara Milashkina, Vladimir Atlantov, Yuri Mazurok | Mark Ermler Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus | LP: Melodiya Cat: C10 8431/6 |
| 1976 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Franco Bonisolli, Matteo Manuguerra | Mstislav Rostropovich French National Orchestra French National Radio chorus | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 477 559 9 |
| 1976 | Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Ingvar Wixell | Colin Davis Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus | CD: Philips Records Cat: 438359 |
| 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 |
| 1981 | Maria Bieshu, Mikhail Muntyanu, Yuri Mazurok | Alexander Lazarev Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus (performed in Russian) (Film soundtrack) | LP: Melodiya Cat: С10 17403 001 |
| 1984 | Laila Anderson-Palme, Rolf Björling, Erik Sædén | Carlo Felice Cillario Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Swedish Opera (Recording of a performance on 20 September 1984) | CD: Sterling Cat: CDA1837/1838-2 |
| 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 Rome Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 13 December 1990) | CD: RCA Victor Red Seal Cat: 61806 |
| 1992 | Carol Vaness, Giuseppe Giacomini, Giorgio Zancanaro | Riccardo Muti Philadelphia Orchestra Westminster Symphonic Choir | CD: Philips Cat: 434 595-2 |
| 1993 | Catherine Malfitano, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi | Zubin Mehta RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma (Film soundtrack) | CD: Teldec Cat: 0630-12372-2 |
| 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 (Film soundtrack) | 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 |
| 2023 | Melody Moore, Ştefan Pop, Lester Lynch | Carlo Montanaro Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | CD: Pentatone Cat: PTC 5187 055 |
| 2024 | Vanessa Goikoetxea, Pietro Pretti, Alexey Markov | Daniele Gatti Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance on 4 June 2024) | CD: Naxos Cat: 8.660607-08 |
| 2024 | Eleonora Buratto, Jonathan Tetelmann, Ludovic Tézier | Daniel Harding Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | CD: Deutsche Grammophon UPC: 00028948669974 |
| Year | Cast (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Scarpia) | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Maria Caniglia (actress: Franca Duval), Franco Corelli, Giangiacomo Guelfi (actor: Afro Poli) | Oliviero De Fabritiis, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus, (Film directed by Carmine Gallone) | DVD: Hardy Classic Video Cat: HCD 4015 |
| 1961 | Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Giangiacomo Guelfi | Arturo Basile NHK Symphony Orchestra (Recording of a performance on 22 October 1961) | CD: VAI Music EAN: 0089948441694 |
| 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 |
| 1973 | Raina Kabaivanska, Flaviano Labó, Giampietro Mastrei | Oliviero De Fabritiis NHK Symphony Orchestra (Videotape of live telecast, Tokyo, September 1973) | DVD: Encore Cat: 3122 |
| 1976 | Raina Kabaivanska, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes | Bruno Bartoletti Philharmonia Orchestra and 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 Streaming 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 | 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 Gheorghiu, 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] |
| 2014 | Martina Serafin, Marcelo Alvarez, Ludovic Tézier | Daniel Oren Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Director: Ludovic Tézier) | HD video: Paris Opera Play [11] |
| 2017 | Kristine Opolais, Marcelo Álvarez, Marco Vratogna | Simon Rattle Baden-Baden Easter Festival, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Stage director: Philipp Himmelmann) | Blu-ray: EuroArts [12] 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 [13] |
| 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 [14] 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 [15] Cat: 759204 [16] |
| 2019 | Anna Netrebko, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi | Ricardo Chailly Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (Stage director: Davide Livermore) | Blu-ray: C Major [17] Cat: 763404 |
| 2021 | Elena Stikhina, Freddie De Tommaso, Alexey Markov | Oksana Lyniv Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus (Stage director: Jonathan Kent) | HD video: ROH Stream [18] |
| 2022 | Malin Byström, Joshua Guerrero, Gevorg Hakobyan | Lorenzo Viotti Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (Stage director: Barrie Kosky) | Blu-ray: Naxos [17] Cat: NBD0166V |
| 2023 | Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo, Roman Burdenko | Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Chorus & Orchestra of the Arena di Verona, (Production: Hugo de Ana; recorded live, 5 August 2023) | 4k video: Unitel [19] |
| 2024 | Lise Davidsen, Freddie De Tommaso, Quinn Kelsey | Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Stage director: David McVicar) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand [20] |
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Sources
Media related to Tosca at Wikimedia Commons