This is a list of audio and video recordings (discography) of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg which received its premiere at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich, on June 21, 1868.
Audio recordings YearCast(Sachs,Walther,Beckmesser,David,Eva,Magdalena,Pogner)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel 1928 Friedrich Schorr,Robert Hutt,Leo SchützendorfKarl Jöken,Lydia Kinderman,Emanuel List Leo Blech,Berliner Staatsoper(Recording of part of a performance at the Staatsoper Berlin, 22 May) Pearl/SymposiumOperadis discography (89 items), archive copy (28 May 2024). 1936 Hans Herrmann Nissen,Charles Kullman,Hermann Wiedemann,Richard Sallaba,Lotte Lehmann,Kerstin Thorborg,Herbert Alsen Arturo Toscanini,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus(Recorded at the Salzburg Festival) LP: UORC (act 1 only)CD: Eklipse (part of act 3 only) Eklipse CDs include the complete 1937 recording. 1936 Friedrich Schorr,René Maison,Eduard Habich,Hans Clemens,Elisabeth Rethberg,Karin Branzell,Emmanuel List Artur Bodanzky,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Recording of a performance at the Met, 22 February) Music and Arts/Guild Immortal Performances 1937 Hans Herrmann Nissen,Henk Noort,Hermann Wiedemann,Richard Sallaba,Maria Reining,Kerstin Thorborg,Herbert Alsen Arturo Toscanini,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus(Recorded at the Salzburg Festival) Eklipse/Grammofono/Andante 1943 Jaro Prohaska,Max Lorenz,Eugen Fuchs,Erich Zimmermann,Maria Müller,Camilla Kallab,Josef Greindl Wilhelm Furtwängler,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth FestivalAct 1 scene 1 and the quintet are missing.) EMI 1943 Paul Schöffler,Ludwig Suthaus,Erich Kunz,Erich Witte,Hilde Scheppan,Camilla Kallab,Frederick Dalberg Hermann Abendroth,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival, 16 July) Preiser 1944 Paul Schöffler,August Seider,Erich Kunz,Peter Klein,Irmgard Seefried,Else Schürhoff,Herbert Alsen Karl Böhm,Vienna Philharmonic(Excerpts of concert performances, Musikverein, 28 November and 4 December) Arkadia/Preiser/Cantus 1949 Hans Hotter,Günther Treptow,Benno Kusche,Paul Kuën,Anneliese Kupper,Ruth Michaelis,Max Proebstl Eugen Jochum,Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich Myto / Walhall 1950/51 Paul Schöffler,Günther Treptow,Karl Dönch,Anton Dermota,Hilde Gueden,Else Schürhoff,Otto Edelmann Hans Knappertsbusch,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus Decca 1951 Otto Edelmann,Hans Hopf,Erich Kunz,Gerhard Unger,Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,Ira Malaniuk,Gottlob Frick Herbert von Karajan, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus EMI 1951 Ferdinand Frantz,Bernd Aldenhoff,Heinrich Pflanzl,Gerhard Unger,Tiana Lemnitz,Emilie Walter-Sacks,Kurt Böhme Rudolf Kempe,Dresden State Opera Chorus and Saxon State Orchestra Urania/Vox 1955 Otto Edelmann,Hans Hopf,Erich Kunz,Gerhard Unger,Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,Ira Malaniuk,Ludwig Weber Hans Rosbaud,Orchestra Sinfonica e coro della RAI di Milano Walhall Eternity Series 1956 Ferdinand Frantz,Rudolf Schock,Benno Kusche,Gerhard Unger,Elisabeth Grümmer,Marga Höffgen,Gottlob Frick Rudolf Kempe,Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Electrola/His Master's Voice/Angel/EMI 1956 Hans Hotter,Wolfgang Windgassen,Karl Schmitt-Walter,Gerhard Stolze,Gre Brouwenstijn,Georgine von Milinkovic,Josef Greindl André Cluytens,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus Golden Melodram 1957 Gustav Neidlinger,Walter Geisler,Karl Schmitt-Walter,Gerhard Stolze,Elisabeth Grümmer,Georgine von Milinkovic,Josef Greindl André Cluytens,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus Melodram/Walhall 1960 Josef Greindl,Wolfgang Windgassen,Karl Schmitt-Walter,Gerhard Stolze,Elisabeth Grümmer,Elisabeth Schärtel,Theo Adam Hans Knappertsbusch,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus Melodram/Myto/Orfeo 1962 Giuseppe Taddei,Luigi Infantino,Renato Capecchi,Carlo Franzini,Bruna Rizzoli,Fernanda Cadoni,Boris Christoff Lovro von Matačić,Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della RAI(Sung in Italian with some cuts) Datum 1964 Otto Wiener,Jess Thomas,Benno Kusche,Friedrich Lenz,Claire Watson,Lillian Bennigsen,Hans Hotter Joseph Keilberth,Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus BMG 1967 Thomas Stewart,Sándor Kónya,Thomas Hemsley,Gerhard Unger,Gundula Janowitz,Brigitte Fassbaender, Franz Crass Rafael Kubelík,Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Arts Music / Calig / Myto 1968 Theo Adam,Waldemar Kmentt,Thomas Hemsley,Hermin Esser,Gwyneth Jones,Janis MartinKarl Ridderbusch Karl Böhm,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus Orfeo 1968 Norman Bailey,Alberto Remedios,Derek Hammond-Stroud,Gregory Dempsey,Margaret Curphey,Ann Robson,Noel Mangin Reginald Goodall,Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra & Chorus(Sung in English) Chandos 1970 Theo Adam,René Kollo,Geraint Evans,Peter Schreier,Helen Donath,Ruth Hesse,Karl Ridderbusch Herbert von Karajan,Staatskapelle Dresden, Dresdner Operchor, Leipziger Rundfunkchor(Studio recording) EMI 1974 Karl Ridderbusch,Jean Cox,Klaus Hirte,Frieder Stricker,Hannelore Bode,Anna Reynolds,Hans Sotin Silvio Varviso,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus(Recorded live) PhillipsJW, Review of 1974 Bayreuth recording, Gramophone, September 1975, p. 519. 1975 Norman Bailey,René Kollo,Bernd Weikl,Adolf Dallapozza,Hannelore Bode,Julia Hamari,Kurt Moll Georg Solti,Vienna Philharmonic and Chorus of the Vienna State Opera(Studio recording) Decca/London 1976 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,Plácido Domingo,Roland Hermann,Horst Laubenthal,Catarina Ligendza,Christa Ludwig,Peter Lagger Eugen Jochum,Chorus and Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin(Studio recording) Deutsche Grammophon 1993 Bernd Weikl,Ben Heppner,Siegfried Lorenz,Deon van der Walt,Cheryl Studer,Cornelia Kallisch,Kurt Moll Wolfgang Sawallisch,Munich Staatsorchester(Studio recording) EMI 1995 José van Dam,Ben Heppner,Alan Opie,Herbert Lippert,Karita Mattila,Iris Vermillon,René Pape Georg Solti,Chicago Symphony Orchestra(Recorded at concert performances, 23 & 27 September) Decca/London 1997 John Tomlinson,Gösta Winbergh,Thomas Allen,Herbert Lippert,Nancy Gustafson,Catherine Wyn-Rogers,Gwynne Howell Bernard Haitink,Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House(Recorded live, 7 July, Royal Opera House) Royal Opera House"Heritage Series"Mike Ashman, Review of 1997 Royal Opera House recording and 1968 Sadler's Wells recording (sung in English), Gramophone, August 2008, pp. 85–85.
Video recordings YearCast(Sachs,Walther,Beckmesser,David,Eva,Magdalena,Pogner)Conductor,Opera house and orchestra(Production details)Label 1999 Robert Holl,Peter Seiffert,Andreas Schmidt,Endrik Wottrich,Emily Magee,Birgitta Svendén,Matthias Hölle Daniel Barenboim,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus CD: TeldecDVD: EuroArts1999 Bayreuth DVD, . 2001 James Morris,Ben Heppner,Thomas Allen,Matthew Polenzani,Karita Mattila,Jill Grove,René Pape James Levine,Metropolitan Opera(Production:Otto Schenk; set design: Günther Schneider-Siemssen; recorded live, 8 December) DVD:Deutsche GrammophonSD video:Met Opera on DemandDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg, 8 December 2001, Met Opera on Demand; CID:350048, Met Opera DB. 2008 Franz Hawlata,Klaus Florian Vogt,Michael Volle,Norbert Ernst,Michaela Kaune,Carola Guber,Artur Korn Sebastian Weigle,Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus DVD: Opus Arte 2014Michael Volle,Johan Botha,Paul Appleby,Annette Dasch,Karen Cargill,Hans-Peter KönigJames Levine,Metropolitan Opera(Production: Otto Schenk; set design: Günther Schneider-Siemssen; recorded live, 13 December)HD video:Met Opera on DemandDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg, 13 December 2014, Met Opera on Demand; CID:355685, Met Opera DB.
References
Operadis discography (89 items), accessed 3 September 2010