| Recording data: date and labels
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Version/language
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Conductor/
director[1]
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Cast: Orpheus,
Eurydice,
Cupid,
A blessed spirit[2]
|
Orchestra and chorus
|
| 1940 – Walhall CD
|
Ricordi[3]/Italian
|
Erich Leinsdorf
|
Kerstin Thorborg, Jarmila Novotná, Marita Farell, Annamary Dickey
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
|
| 1950 – Melodija LP/Dante CD
|
Paris (1774)[4]/
Russian
|
Samuil Samosud
|
Ivan Kozlovskij, Elizaveta Šumskaja, Galina Sakharova
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Moscow Radio
|
| 1951 – EMI LP/Verona, EMI CD
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Charles Bruck
|
Kathleen Ferrier, Greet Koeman,
Nel Duval
|
Orchestra and Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam
|
| 1951 – Palladio LP/Urania, Walhall CD
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Wilhelm Furtwängler
|
Fedora Barbieri, Magda Gabory,
Hilde Güden
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
|
| 1952 – Urania, BASF, Nixa, Bellaphon Acanta LP/Dante, Preisetr, Cantus Classics CD
|
Dörffel/German
|
Arthur Rother
|
Margarete Klose, Erna Berger,
Rita Streich, Fia Fleig
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Städtische Oper, Berlin
|
| 1953 – Walhall CD
|
Dörffel/German
|
Michael Gielen
|
Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Sena Jurinac, Emmy Loose
|
Orchestra of Radio Wien and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
|
| 1954 – G.I.D.D.[5]
|
Paris (1774)/
French (?)
|
Nicholas Goldshmidt
|
Leon Combe, Corie Bijster, Annette de la Bije
|
Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
|
| 1955 – Opera Melodram LP/GDS Records CD
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Pierre Monteux
|
Risë Stevens, Hilde Güden, Laurel Hurley, Shakeh Varttenissian[6]
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
|
| 1955 – Pathé, Columbia, EMI LP
|
Paris (1774)[4]/
French
|
Louis de Froment
|
Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau, Liliane Berton
|
Orchestra of the Société des Concerts and Chorus of the Conservatoire of Paris
|
| 1956 – Philips CD
|
Paris (1774)[4]/
French
|
Hans Rosbaud
|
Léopold Simoneau, Suzanne Danco, Pierette Alaire
|
Association des Concerts Lamoureux and Chorus Ensemble Vocal “Roger Blanchard”
|
| 1956 – Eklipse CD
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Antonio Pedrotti
|
Ebe Stignani, Ester Orel,
Bruna Rizzoli
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the RAI of Milan
|
| 1956 – DG CD
|
pasticcio[7]/
German
|
Ferenc Fricsay
|
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Maria Stader, Rita Streich
|
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Berliner Mottettenchor
|
| 1957 – RCA CD
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Pierre Monteux
|
Risë Stevens, Lisa Della Casa, Roberta Peters
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
|
| 1958 – Omega Opera Archive CD[5]
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Max Rudolf
|
Risë Stevens, Lucine Amara, Emilia Cundari
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
|
| 1959 – Opera d’oro, DG CD
|
Dörffel[8]/Italian
|
Herbert von Karajan
|
Giulietta Simionato, Sena Jurinac, Graziella Sciutti
|
Wiener Philharmoniker and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
|
| 1962 – Omega Opera Archive CD [5]
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Jean Morel
|
Kerstin Meyer, Lucine Amara, Anneliese Rothenberger
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
|
| 1964 – Orfeo CD
|
Vienna (1762)[9]/
Italian[10]
|
Ferdinand Leitner
|
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Söderström, Ruth-Margret Pütz
|
Cappella Coloniensis and Rundfunkchor, Cologne
|
| 1965 – RCA CD[11]
|
Ricordi[12]/Italian
|
Renato Fasano
|
Shirley Verrett, Anna Moffo, Judith Raskin
|
Orchestra “I Virtuosi di Roma” and Polyphonic Choir, Rome
|
| 1966 – Vanguard CD
|
Vienna (1762)[13]/
Italian
|
Charles Mackerras
|
Maureen Forrester, Teresa Stich-Randall, Hanny Staffek
|
Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper and Wiener Akademiechor, Vienna
|
| 1966 – EMI LP/Berlin Classics CD
|
Vienna (1762)[14]/
Italian
|
Václav Neumann
|
Grace Bumbry, Anneliese Rothenberger, Ruth-Margret Pütz
|
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Rundfunkchor Leipzig
|
| 1967 – DG CD
|
Vienna (1762)[9]/
Italian
|
Karl Richter
|
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gundula Janowitz, Edda Moser
|
Münchener Bach-Orchester and Münchener Bach-Chor, Munich
|
| 1969 – Decca CD
|
pasticcio[15]/Italian
|
Georg Solti
|
Marilyn Horne, Pilar Lorengar, Helen Donath
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
|
| 1970 – Opera d’oro CD
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Seiji Ozawa
|
Shirley Verrett, Antonietta Stella, Mariella Adani
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the RAI of Turin
|
| 1971 – Movimento Musica LP/Bensar The Opera Lovers CD
|
(?)/Italian
|
Richard Bonynge
|
Grace Bumbry, Gabriella Tucci, Roberta Peters
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
|
| 1975 – Gala CD
|
(?) /Italian
|
Hans Vonk
|
Huguette Tourangeau, Catherine Malfitano, Barbara Hendricks
|
Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, and Nederlands Kamerkoor, Amsterdam
|
| 1979 – Hungaroton LP/Laserlight CD
|
Vienna (1762)
Italian
|
Ervin Lukács
|
Júlia Hamari, Veronika Kincses, Mária Zempléni
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Hungarian State Opera, Budapest
|
| 1981 – EMI CD
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Riccardo Muti
|
Agnes Baltsa, Margaret Marshall, Edita Gruberova
|
Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London
|
| 1981 – Accent CD [16]
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Sigiswald Kuijken
|
René Jacobs, Marjanne Kwecksilber,
Magdalena Falewicz
|
La Petite Bande, Leuven, and Collegium Vocale of Ghent
|
| 1982 – Erato CD and Music&Arts CD[17]
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Raymond Leppard
|
Janet Baker, Elisabeth Speiser, Elizabeth Gale
|
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera
|
| 1982 – Castle Vision VHS/Pioneer Artists LD/Warner Music Vision – Kultur DVD [18]
|
Ricordi/Italian
|
Raymond Leppard/
Peter Hall
|
Janet Baker, Elisabeth Speiser, Elizabeth Gale
|
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera
|
| 1982 – Vipro, Metronome, Philips, Adès LP [19]
|
Dörffel/Italian
|
Heinz Panzer
|
Peter Hofmann, Julia Conwell, Allan Bergius[20]
|
Philharmonisches Orchester Köln, Cologne, andChor des Dortmunder Musikvereins, Dortmund
|
| 1986 – Eurodisc, RCA CD
|
Vienna (1762)[9]/
Italian
|
Leopold Hager
|
Marjana Lipovšek, Lucia Popp, Julie Kaufmann
|
Münchner Rundfunkorchester and Chorus of the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
|
| 1988 – Capriccio CD
|
Vienna (1762)[21]/
Italian
|
Hartmut Haenchen
|
Jochen Kowalski, Dagmar Schellenberger, Christian Fliegner [20]
|
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra and Rundfunkchor, Berlin
|
| 1989 – EMI CD
|
Berlioz[22]/French
|
John Eliot Gardiner
|
Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Hendricks, Brigitte Fournier
|
Orchestra of the Opéra de Lyon and Monteverdi Choir
|
| 1991 – Sony CD [16]
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Frieder Bernius
|
Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Stefan Beckerbauer[20]
|
Tafelmusik (directed by Jeanne Lamon) and Kammerchor Stuttgart
|
| 1991 – Sonpact CD
|
Vienna (1762)
Italian
|
Joseph Lamarca
|
Alain Aubin, Claudine Cheriez, Isabelle Lopez
|
Orchestre de Chambre d’Aix-en-Provence and Choeur d’Aix en Musique, Aix-en-Provence
|
| 1991 – Philips CD [16]
|
Vienna (1762)
Italian
|
John Eliot Gardiner
|
Derek Lee Ragin,
Sylvia McNair, Cynthia Sieden
|
English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir
|
| 1991 – Virgin VHS/Pioneer LD/Arthaus DVD
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Hartmut Haenchen/
Harry Kupfer
|
Jochen Kowalski, Gillian Webster, Jeremy Budd [20]
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
|
| 1991 – Hungaroton DVD[23]
|
Vienna (1762)
Italian
|
György Vashegyi/
Domokos Moldován
|
Derek Lee Ragin, Adrienne Csengery, Anna Pánti
|
Concerto Armonico Chamber Orchestra, Tomkins Vocal Ensemble and Central Europe Dance Company, Budapest
|
| 1993 – Forlane CD
|
Berlioz/French
|
Patrick Peire
|
Ewa Podleś, Raphaëlle Farman, Marie-Noëlle de Callataÿ
|
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense and Capella Brugensis
|
| 1993 – Kultur DVD
|
Paris (1774)[24]/
French
|
Marco Guidarini/
Stefanos Lazaridis
|
David Hobson, Amanda Thane, Miriam Gormley,
|
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Australian Opera Chorus, Sydney
|
| 1994 – Astrée Audivis CD[25]
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Jean-Claude Malgoire
|
James Bowman, Lynne Dawson, Claron MacFadden
|
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy and Chœr de Chambre de Namur
|
| 1995 – Teldec CD
|
Berlioz/French
|
Donald Runnicles
|
Jennifer Larmore, Dawn Upshaw, Alison Hagley
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera House
|
| 1998 – Eagle Rock Entertainment VHS/DVD
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
Gustav Kuhn/
Alberto Fassini
|
Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Paula Almerares, Paola Antonucci
|
Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples
|
| 1998 – ARTS CD
|
pasticcio/Italian
|
Peter Maag
|
Ewa Podleś, Ana Rodrigo, Elena de la Merced
|
Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, A Coruña, and Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid
|
| 1998 – Naxos CD [16]
|
Vienna (1762)[26]/
Italian
|
Arnold Östman
|
Kerstin Avemo, Ann-Christine Biel, Maya Boog
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Drottningholm Palace Theatre
|
| 1999 – Solfa [5]
|
(?)/Italian
|
Albert Argudo
|
Jordi Domènech, Miki Mori, Cristina Obregón
|
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallés, Sabadell, and Coro de los Amics de l’òpera de Sabadell
|
| 1999, Oct 8-23 – Arthaus DVD (later on EMI)
|
Berlioz/French
|
John Eliot Gardiner/
Robert Wilson
|
Magdalena Kožená, Madeline Bender, Patricia Petibon
|
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir
|
| 2001 – Harmonia Mundi CD [16]
|
Vienna (1762)/
Italian
|
René Jacobs
|
Bernarda Fink, Verónica Cangemi, María Cristina Kiehr
|
Freiburger Barockorchester, and RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin
|
| 2003 – Farao Classics DVD
|
Berlioz/French
|
Ivor Bolton/
Nigel Lowery and
Amir Hosseinpour
|
Vesselina Kasarova, Rosemary Joshua, Deborah York
|
Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
|
| 2004[27] – Archiv CD
|
Paris (1774)[24]/
French
|
Marc Minkowski
|
Richard Croft, Mireille Delunsch, Marion Harousseau, Claire Delgado-Boge
|
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble
|
| 2004 – Five Tone DVD
|
Berlioz/French
|
Amaury du Closel
|
Sylvie Sulle, Sophie de Segur, Isabelle Poulenard
|
Camerata de Versailles and Michel Piquemal vocal ensemble
|
| 2005[28] – Naxos CD [16]
|
Paris (1774)[24]/
French
|
Ryan Brown
|
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Catherine Dubosc, Suzie Le Blanc
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera Lafayette, Washington, D.C.
|
| 2010[29] – BAC Blu-ray/DVD
|
Paris (1774)[30]/
French
|
Giampaolo Bisanti
|
Roberto Alagna, Serena Gamberoni, Marc Barrard[31]
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale, Bologna
|
| 2010[32] – Decca CD
|
Paris (1774)/
French
|
Jesús López Cobos
|
Juan Diego Flórez, Ainhoa Garmendia, Alessandra Marianelli
|
Coro y Orquesta Titular of the Teatro Real, Madrid
|
| 2011[33] – UNITEL/C MAJOR
|
Vienna (1762)[34]/
Italian
|
Gordan Nikolić/Carlus Padrissa
|
Anita Rachvelishvili, Maite Alberola, Auxiliadora Toledano
|
Palau de la Musica Catalana Chamber Choir & bandArt Orchestra
|
| 2014[35] – DVD Arthaus Musik/Naxos
|
Vienna (1762)[36]/
Italian
|
Václav Luks/Ondrej Halvelka
|
Bejun Mehta, Eva Liebau, Regula Mühlemann
|
Collegium Vocale 1704 & Collegium 1704
|
| 2015 – Archiv CD
|
Vienna (1762)[37]/
Italian
|
Laurence Equilbey
|
Franco Fagioli, Malin Hartelius, Emmanuelle De Negri
|
Accentus Chamber Choir, Insula Orchestra
|
| 2018[38] – Blu-ray/DVD Concorde
|
Paris (1774)/
French
|
Michele Mariotti/
Hofesh Shechter and
John Fulljames
|
Juan Diego Flórez,
Christiane Karg,
Fatma Said
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Hofesh Shechter Company (dance)
|
| 2018[39] – Blu-ray/DVD C Major
|
Paris (1774)[40]/
French
|
Harry Bickett/
John Neumeier
|
Dmitry Korchak,
Andriana Chuchman,
Lauren Snouffer
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Joffrey Ballet (dance)
|
| 2018[41] – Blu-ray/DVD Naxos
|
Berlioz[42]/French
|
Raphaël Pichon/
Aurélien Bory
|
Marianne Crebassa,
Helene Guilmette,
Lea Desandre
|
Orchestra and Chorus of the Ensemble Pygmalion
|
| 2018 – Erato CD
|
pasticcio/
Italian
|
Diego Fasolis
|
Philippe Jaroussky,
Amanda Forsythe,
Emőke Baráth
|
I Barocchisti, Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana
|
| 2024 – Warner Classics / Erato CD
|
Vienna (1762)[43]/
Italian
|
Stefan Plewniak
|
Jakub Józef Orliński,
Elsa Dreisig,
Fatma Said
|
Il Giardino d’Amore
|
