| Year |
Cast
(Sachs,
Walther,
Beckmesser,
David,
Eva,
Magdalena,
Pogner) |
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra |
Label |
|---|
| 1928 | Friedrich Schorr,
Robert Hutt,
Leo Schützendorf
Karl Jöken,
Elfriede Marherr-Wagner,
Lydia Kinderman,
Emanuel List | Leo Blech,
Berliner Staatsoper
(Recording of part of a performance at the Staatsoper Berlin, 22 May) | Pearl/Symposium[1] |
| 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)[1]
CD: Eklipse (part of act 3 only)[1][2] |
| 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[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 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 Festival[3]) | EMI[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 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 Martin
Karl Ridderbusch | Karl Böhm,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus | Orfeo[1] |
| 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[1][4] |
| 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[1] |
| 1974 | Karl Ridderbusch,
Jean Cox,
Klaus Hirte,
Frieder Stricker,
Hannelore Bode,
Anna Reynolds,
Hans Sotin | Silvio Varviso,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
(Recorded live) | Phillips[1][5] |
| 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[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 1993 | Bernd Weikl,
Ben Heppner,
Siegfried Lorenz,
Deon van der Walt,
Cheryl Studer,
Cornelia Kallisch,
Kurt Moll | Wolfgang Sawallisch,
Munich Staatsorchester
(Studio recording) | EMI[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 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"[1][4] |