This is a partial discography of Hector Berlioz's opera, Les Troyens. Its first performance on 4 November 1863 consisted of Acts 3 to 5 only. The first staged performance of the whole opera took place in 1890, 21 years after Berlioz's death.
Colin Davis's recording in 1969 (released in 1970) was the first complete recording of this opera.Billboard – 27 May 1972 – Page 47 Vol. 84, n° 22 "Probably the most important classical recording in history was released in June 1970 – a release which 'made' both Philips and conductor Colin Davis. The first complete, uncut recording of Berlioz's opera "Les Troyens", sent record..."
Audio recordings YearCast(Enée, Chorèbe, Panthée, Narbal,Iopas, Hylas,Ascagne, Cassandre,Didon, Anna)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabelRecordings of Les Troyens on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk 1947 Jean Giraudeau,Charles Cambon,Charles Paul,Charles Cambon,Frans Vroons,Colin Cunningham,Irène Joachim,Marisa Ferrer,Marisa Ferrer,Yvonne Corke Thomas BeechamRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraBBC Theatre chorus(Recorded live, June–July) CD: Malibran MusicCat: CDRG 162 1957 Jon Vickers,Jess Walters,Michael Langdon,David Kelly,Richard Verreau,Dermot Troy,Joan Carlyle,Amy Shuard,Blanche Thebom,Lauris Elms Rafael KubelíkRoyal Opera House orchestra and chorus(Recorded live, 20 June) In English CD: TestamentCat: SBT4 1443 1959–1960 Richard Cassilly,Martial Singher,Kenneth Smith,John Dennison,William Lewis,Glade Peterson,Frances Wyatt,Eleanor Steber,Regina Resnik,Regina Sarfaty Robert LawrenceAmerican Opera Society orchestra and chorus (Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, acts 1 & 2 on 29 December and acts 3–5 on 12 January) CD: Vai AudioCat: VAIA 1006-31965 Guy Chauvet,N/A,Jean-Pierre Hurteau,Lucien Vernet,Gérard Dunan,N/A,Jane Berbié,Régine Crespin,Régine Crespin,Marie-Luce BellaryGeorges Prêtre Opéra national de Paris orchestra and chorusExcerpts only LP: His Master's VoiceCat: SLS771; ASD 2276-2277 1969 Nicolai Gedda,Robert Massard,Boris Carmeli,Veriano Luchetti,Carlo Gaifa,Rosina Cavicchiola,Marilyn Horne,Shirley Verrett,Giovanna FioroniGeorges PrêtreRAI National Symphony Orchestra and chorus (Recorded live, 11 December) CD: ArkadiaCat: 461 1969 Jon Vickers,Peter Glossop,Anthony Raffell,Roger Soyer,Ian Partridge,Ryland Davies,Anne Howells,Berit Lindholm,Josephine Veasey,Heather Begg Colin DavisRoyal Opera House orchestra and chorusThe Wandsworth School Boys' Choir(Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall, September–October)(1971 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording) LP: PhilipsCat: 6709 002;MacDonald, Hugh, "Record Reviews: Les Troyens" (July 1970). The Musical Times, 111 (1529): pp. 715–716.CD: PhilipsCat: 416 432-2 1976 Guy Chauvet,Wolfgang Schöne,Peter Wimberger,Nicola Ghiuselev,Horst Laubenthal,N/A,Sona Ghazarian,Helga Dernesch,Christa Ludwig,Margarita Lilowa Gerd Albrecht,Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus(Recorded live, 17 October) CD: GalaCat: GL 100.609review in Orpheus (August/September 1999): p.87. 1984 Edward Sooter,Allan Monk,John Cheek,Paul Plishka,Douglas Ahlstedt,Philip Creech,Claudia Catania, Jessye Norman,Jessye Norman,Jocelyne Taillon James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus(Recorded live, 18 February)Streaming audio:Met Opera on Demand"Les Troyens" (18 February 1984), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 275490", Met Opera Archive. 1994 Gary Lakes,Gino Quilico, Michel Philippe,Jean-Philippe Courtis, Jean-Luc Maurette,John Mark Ainsley,Catherine Dubosc, Deborah Voigt, Françoise Pollet, Hélène Perraguin Charles DutoitMontreal Symphony Orchestra orchestra and chorus CD: DeccaCat: 443 693-2 2000 Ben Heppner,Peter Mattei,Tigran Martirossian,Stephen Milling,Kenneth Tarver,Toby Spence,Isabelle Cals,Petra Lang,Michelle DeYoung,Sara MingardoColin DavisLondon Symphony OrchestraLondon Symphony chorus(Recorded live at the Barbican Hall, December) CD: LSO LiveCat: LSO0010 2017 Michael Spyres,Stéphane Degout,Philippe Sly,Nicolas Courjal,Cyrille Dubois,Marianne CrebassaMarie-Nicole Lemieux,Joyce DiDonato,Hanna HippJohn NelsonOrchestre philharmonique de StrasbourgLes Chœurs de l'Opéra national du RhinBadischer StaatsopernchorChœur philharmonique de Strasbourg (Recorded live at the Salle Érasme, 11–18 April) CD: EratoCat: 0190295762209"Review of Berlioz – Les Troyens – Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux; conducted by John Nelson". classicalsource.com. Archive copy (28 November 2020).(includes bonus DVD)
Video recordings YearCast(Enée, Chorèbe, Panthée, Narbal,Iopas, Hylas,Ascagne, Cassandre,Didon, Anna)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabelRecordings of Les Troyens on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk 1983 Plácido Domingo,Allan Monk, John Cheek,Paul Plishka,Douglas Ahlstedt,Philip Creech,Claudia Catania, Jessye Norman,Tatiana Troyanos,Jocelyne Taillon James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorusDesigner: Peter Wexler(Recorded live, 4–8 October)DVD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 00440 073 4310;CD: Laser Disc: Pioneer ArtistsCat: PA-85-137;SD streaming video:Met Opera on Demand"Les Troyens" (8 October 1983), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 274130", Met Opera Archive. 2000 Jon Villars,Russell Braun,Tigran Martirossian,Robert Lloyd,Ilya Lavinsky,Toby Spence,Gaële Le Roi,Deborah Polaski,Deborah Polaski,Yvonne Naef Sylvain CambrelingOrchestre de ParisVienna State Opera chorusSlovak Philharmonic choirTölzer Knabenchor(Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival, August) DVD: ArthausCat: 100 350/1 2003 Gregory Kunde,Ludovic Tézier,Nicolas Testé,Laurent Naouri,Mark Padmore,Topi Lehtipuu,Stéphanie d'Oustrac,Anna Caterina Antonacci,Susan Graham,Renata PokupićJohn Eliot GardinerThéâtre du ChâteletOrchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueMonteverdi Choir Théâtre du Châtelet chorus(Recorded live, October) DVD/Blu-ray: Opus ArteCat: OA 0900 D2010 Lance Ryan,Gabriele Viviani,Gorgio Guiseppini,Stephen Milling,Éric Cutler,Dmitri Voropaev,Oksana Shilova,Elisabete MatosDaniele Barcellona,Zlata BulichevaValery GergievOrquestra de la Comunitat ValencianaCor de la Generalitat Valenciana DVD/Blu-ray: C MajorCat: 706008Cat: 706104 2012 Bryan Hymel,Fabio Capitanucci,Ashley Holland,Brindley Sherratt,Ji-Min Park,Ed Lyon,Barbara Senator,Anna Caterina Antonacci,Eva-Maria Westbroek,Hanna HippAntonio PappanoRoyal Opera House orchestra and chorus(Recorded live, 5–8 July) DVD/Blu-ray: Opus ArteCat: 1097 DCat: OABD7113D 2013 Bryan Hymel,Dwayne Croft,Richard Bernstein,Kwangchul Youn,Eric Cutler,Paul Appleby,Julie Boulianne,Deborah Voigt,Susan Graham,Karen CargillFabio LuisiMetropolitan Opera orchestra and chorusProduction: Francesca Zambello(Recorded live, 5 January) HD streaming video;Met Opera on Demand"Les Troyens" (5 January 2013), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 354766", Met Opera Archive. 2019 Brandon Jovanovich,Stéphane Degout,Christian Helmer,Christian Van Horn,Cyrille Dubois,Bror Magnus Tødenes,Michèle Losier,Stéphanie d'Oustrac,Ekaterina Semenchuk,Aude ExtrémoPhilippe JordanParis Opera Orchestra and ChorusStage director: Dmitri Tcherniakov(Recorded live, January, Opéra Bastille) HD streaming video;Paris Opera Play"Les Troyens" (2019), Paris Opera Play.
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