This is a list of audio and video recordings (discography) of Richard Strauss' 1905 German opera Salome.
Audio recordings YearCast: (Salome,Jochanaan,Herodes,Herodias,Narraboth)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabelRecordings of Salome listed on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk1947 Maria Cebotari,Marko Rothmüller,Julius Patzak,Elisabeth Höngen,Karl Friedrich Clemens Krauss,Vienna Philharmonic(Live performance by Vienna State Opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 30 September) CD: GebhardtCat: JGCD 00111949 Ljuba Welitsch,Herbert Janssen,Frederick Jagel,Kerstin Thorborg,Brian Sullivan Fritz ReinerMetropolitan Opera House Orchestra(Live performance the Metropolitan Opera House on 12 March) CD: GebhardtCat: JGCD 00131951 Inge Borkh,Hans Hotter,Max Lorenz,Irmgard Barth,Lorenz Fehenberger Joseph KeilberthBavarian State Orchestra CD: Cantus ClassicsCat: 5007051952 Inge Borkh,Ferdinand Frantz,Max Lorenz,Margarete Klose,Franz Fehringer Karl SchröderSinfonieorchester des Hessischen RundfunksCD: MytoCat: 002111952 Ljuba Welitsch,Hans Hotter,Set Svanholm,Elisabeth Höngen,Brian Sullivan Fritz Reiner,Metropolitan Opera(Recording of a performance at the MET, 19 January) CD: WalhallCat: WLCD 02011955 Christel Goltz,Paul Schöffler,Ramón Vinay,Blanche Thebom,Brian Sullivan Dimitri Mitropoulos,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra(Recording 8 January) CD: WalhallCat: WLCD 1431958 Montserrat Caballé,Alexander Welitsch,Zbyslaw Wozniak,Sabine Zimmer,Karl Brock Silvio Varviso,Orchester und Chor des Opernhaus Basel(Recording Basel, January) CD: GalaCat: GL 100.7991961 Birgit Nilsson,Eberhard Wächter,Gerhard Stolze,Grace Hoffman,Waldemar Kmentt Georg SoltiVienna Philharmonic CD: DeccaCat: 475 7528; 000692102 (USA)1969 Montserrat Caballé,Sherrill Milnes,Richard Lewis,Regina Resnik,James King Erich LeinsdorfLondon Symphony Orchestra CD: RCA Red Seal Cat: 88843058482 (2)1970 Gwyneth Jones,,Richard Cassilly,Mignon Dunn,Wiesław Ochman Karl BöhmOrchestra of the Hamburg State Opera/Hamburgischen Staatsoper(Recording of a performance at the Hamburg State Opera, 4 November) CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 319-21972 Leonie Rysanek,Eberhard Wächter,Hans Hopf,Grace Hoffman,Waldemar Kmentt Karl BöhmVienna Philharmonic/Wiener Staatsoper(Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera, 22 December) CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 70041977 Hildegard Behrens,José van Dam,Karl-Walter Böhm,Agnes Baltsa,Wiesław Ochman Herbert von KarajanVienna Philharmonic(Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival, 26 July) CD: Celestial AudioCat: CA 6451990 Jessye Norman,James Morris,Walter Raffeiner,Kerstin Witt,Richard Leech Seiji OzawaStaatskapelle Dresden CD: PhilipsCat: 432 153-21991Karen Huffstodt,José van Dam,Jean Dupouy,Hélène Jossoud,Jean-Luc Viala Kent NaganoOpera de Lyon Orchestra(A recording of the French version)CD: Virgin ClassicsCat: VCD7 91477-21994Catherine Malfitano,Bryn Terfel,Kenneth Riegel,Hanna Schwarz,Kim Begley Christoph von DohnányiVienna Philharmonic CD: Decca Cat: 478 32411999Inga Nielsen,Robert Hale,Reiner Goldberg,Anja Silja,Deon van der WaltMichael Schønwandt, Danish National Symphony OrchestraChandos, 2 CDsCat: CHAN96112017Emily Magee,Wolfgang Koch,Peter Bronder,Michaela Schuster,Benjamin BrunsFrankfurt Radio SymphonyConductor: Andrés Orozco-EstradaCD: PentatoneCat: PTC 5186602
Video recordings YearCast: (Salome,Jochanaan,Herodes,Herodias,Narraboth)Conductor,Opera house and orchestra(production details)LabelRecordings of Salome listed on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk1974Teresa Stratas,Bernd Weikl,Hans Hopf,Astrid Varnay,Wiesław OchmanKarl Böhm,Vienna PhilharmonicDVD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: DG 0009072091991Catherine Malfitano,Simon Estes,Horst Hiestermann,Leonie Rysanek,Clemens BieberGiuseppe Sinopoli,Orchestra Deutsche Oper Berlin(Stage director: Petr Weigl, Video director: Brian Large)DVD: Warner Music VisionCat: 9031-73827-21992Maria Ewing,Michael Devlin,Kenneth Riegel,Gillian Knight,Robin LeggateEdward Downes,Royal Opera Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OAR3108D1997Catherine Malfitano,Bryn Terfel,Kenneth Riegel,Anja Silja,Robert GambillChristoph von Dohnányi,Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden DVD: DeccaCat: 074105-92007Nadja Michael,Falk Struckmann,Peter Bronder,Iris Vermillon,Matthias Klink Daniel Harding,Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala DVD: TDKCat: DVWW-OPSALOME2008Nadja Michael,Michael Volle,Thomas Moser,Michaela Schuster,Joseph KaiserPhilippe Jordan,Orchestra of the Royal Opera House(Director: David McVicar; recording of performances at the Royal Opera House on 3, 6, 8 MarchDVD: Opus Arte OA0996D2008Karita Mattila,Juha Uusitalo,Kim Begley,Ildikó Komlósi,Joseph KaiserPatrick Summers,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Jürgen Flimm;Salome, 23 September 2008 (season premiere), Met Opera DB. Designer: Santo Loquasto; recorded live, 11 October)DVD: Sony MasterworksHD video:Met Opera on DemandSalome, 11 October 2008, Met Opera on Demand; CID: 352611, Met Opera DB.2009Nina Stemme,Mark Delavan,Robert Brubaker,Jane Henschel,Stefan HeibachMichael Boder,Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Guy Joosten; Set Designer: Martin Zehetgruber; Costume Designer: Heide Kastler; Lighting Designer: Manfred Voss)Canal clàssic Òpera2010Erika Sunnegårdh,Mark S. Doss,Robert Brubaker,Dalia Schaechter,Mark MilhoferNicola Luisotti,Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Gabriele Lavia; Set Designer: Alessandro Camera; Costume Designer: Andrea Viotti; Lighting Designer: Daniele Naldi; Choreographer: Sara di Salvo)La Musica di Raitre2011Angela Denoke,Alan Held,Kim Begley,Doris Soffel,Marcel ReijansStefan Soltész,Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin(Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff)DVD: Arthaus 1015932018Asmik Grigorian,Gábor Bretz,John Daszak,Anna Maria Chiuri,Julian PrégardienFranz Welser-Möst,Vienna Philharmonic(Production designer and stage director: Romeo Castellucci; recorded live, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg Festival, 24, 26, 28 July)DVD/Blu-ray:Unitel/C-MajorSalome, Salzburg, 2018: (DVD); (Blu-ray).Barone, Joshua (3 August 2018). "A Cri de Coeur in a Pool of Milk: Decoding 'Salome' in Salzburg". The New York Times.Mark Pullinger, Review of 2018 Salzburg video, Gramophone, Gramophone Awards 2020, p. 37.2021Elena Stikhina,Wolfgang Koch,Gerhard Siegel,Linda Walton,Attilio GlaserRiccardo Chailly,Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Damiano Michieletto; Set Designer: Paolo Fantin; Costume Designer: Carla Teti; Lighting Designer: Alessandro Carletti; Choreographer: Thomas Wilhelm)Rai Italia2022Elza van den Heever,Iain Paterson,John Daszak,Karita Mattila,Tansel AkzeybekSimone Young,Opéra National de Paris Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Lydia Steier; Set Designer: Momme Hinrichs; Costume Designer: Andy Besuch; Lighting Designer: Olaf Freese)Telmondis2023Asmik Grigorian,Kyle Ketelsen,John Daszak,Violeta Urmana,Oleksiy PalchykovKent Nagano,Hamburg State Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Production and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov; Costume Designer: Elena Zaitseva; Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky)ARTE Concert2025Summer Hassan,Nathaniel Sullivan,Patrick Cook,Manna K. Jones,David MorgansJacob Ashworth(Production: Elizabeth Dinkova; Set Designer: Emona Stoykova; Costume Designer: Mika Eubanks; Lighting Designer: Emma Deane; Choreographer: Emma Jaster)Heartbeat Opera2025Peter Mattei,Gerhard Siegel,Michelle DeYoung,Piotr BuszewskiYannick Nézet-Séguin,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Claus Guth; recorded live, 17 May)HD video:Met Opera on DemandSalome, 17 May 2025, Met Opera on Demand; CID: 387754, Met Opera DB.
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