Don Carlos discography

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.

Audio recordings

1867 Original 5-act French version

Year	Cast[1] (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor)	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
1983/84	Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Leo Nucci, Ruggero Raimondi, Nicolai Ghiaurov	Claudio Abbado, Orchestra della Scala, La Scala Chorus	(original 1886 version)	Deutsche Grammophon Cat. Mo. CD DDD 0289 415 3162 9 GH 4
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

1884-plus translated and revised Italian version

Year	Cast[1] (Don Carlo, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigo, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor)	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 11.	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
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 (1886 5-act "Modena version")[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
1997	Richard Margison, Galina Gorchakova, Olga Borodina, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Robert Lloyd	Bernard Haitink, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	5 Acts: (1886 unabridged version)	Philips

Video recordings

1867 original 5-act French version

Year	Cast (Don Carlos, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigue, King 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

1884-plus translated and revised Italian version

Year	Cast (Don Carlo, Elisabeth, Eboli, Rodrigo, King Philip II, Grand Inquisitor)	Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra	Notes	Label[2]
1965	James King, Pilar Lorengar, Patricia Johnson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Josef Greindl, Martti Talvela	Wolfgang Sawallisch, Deutsche Oper Orchestra and Chorus	4-Act version with many cuts, sung in German.	DVD: Arthaus Musik, catalog number 101 621
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
2013	Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Thomas Hampson, Matti Salminen, Eric Halfvarson	Antonio Pappano, Salzburg Festival, Wiener Philharmoniker	1886 version in 5 acts	DVD: Sony Classical Cat. No. 88843005769

References

Notes

1. Role names as appearing on the Kultur DVD
2. Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
3. Royal Opera House, London, Covent Garden Books: Opera 12, pub. 1960, plus appearing in program books of all subsequent revivals of the 1958 production
4. Andrew Porter, Don Carlo, in the 1971 booklet with the recording
5. Met telecast of 21 February 1980 at the Met Opera Archive.
6. Recording details taken from the 2010 Met DVD of the February 1980 telecast, from the DVD collection "James Levine Celebrating 40 Years at the Met"
7. Met telecast of 26 March 1983 at the Met Opera Archive.
8. Details of 1984 The Met 3 act and synopsis

Sources

• Amazon discography of 25 recordings, accessed 3 March 2009
• Commentary by Geoffrey Riggs on some recordings of Don Carlos on operacast.com retrieved 27 January 2010
• Recordings of Don Carlos / Don Carlo on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk Retrieved 27 January 2010