Strauss, R - Ariadne auf Naxos

Christine Brewer (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Robert Dean Smith (Bacchus/The Tenor), Alice Coote (Composer), Gillian Keith (Zerbinetta), Stephen Fry (Major-Domo), Alan Opie (Music Master), John Graham-Hall (Dancing Master/Scaramuccio), Roderick Williams (Harlequin), Matthew Rose (Truffaldino), Wynne Evans (Brighella), Paul Keohone (Wig-Maker), Dean Robinson (Footman), Declan McCusker (An Officer) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Richard Armstrong

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rudolf Schock, Rita Streich, Karl Dönch, Irmgard Seefried, Hugues Cuenod Philharmonia, Herbert von Karajan

Deborah Voigt, Natalie Dessay, Anne Sofie von Otter, Ben Heppner, Albert Dohmen Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Johan Botha (Bacchus), Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Daniela Fally (Zerbinetta), Sophie Koch (Komponist) Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann

Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Ariadne), Agnes Baltsa (Der Komponist), Kathleen Battle (Zerbinetta), Gary Lakes (Bacchus), Hermann Prey (Musiklehrer), Urban Malmberg (Harlekin), Barbara Bonney (Najade), Helga Müller-Molinari (Dryade), Dawn Upshaw (Echo), Kurt Rydl (Truffaldin), Otto Schenk (Haushofmeister) Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine

Paul Schöffler, Irmgard Seefried & Max Lorenz Vienna Stateopera, Karl Böhm

Jessye Norman (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Edita Gruberova (Zerbinetta), Julia Varady (Komponist), Paul Frey (Bacchus/Tenor), Olaf Bär (Harlekin), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Musiklehrer) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Gundula Janowitz, James King, Sylvia Geszty, Teresa Zylis-Gara, Hermann Prey, Peter Schreier & Theo Adam Staatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe

Lisa Della Casa (Ariadne), Irmgard Seefried (Komponist), Hilde Güden (Zerbinetta), Rudolf Schock (Bacchus), Paul Schöffler (Musiklehrer), Alfred Poell (Harlekin), Oskar Czerwenka (Truffaldin), Murray Dickie (Brighella), August Jaresch (Scaramuchio), Rita Streich (Najade), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (Dryade), Lisa Otto (Echo), Alfred Neugebauer (Haushofmeister), Franz Bierbach (Ein Lakai), Georges Müller (Ein Offizier), Walter Berry (Ein Perückenmacher), Peter Klein (Ein Tanzmeister) Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (Prima Donna/Ariadne), Rita Streich (Zerbinetta), Irmgard Seefried (The Composer), Rudolf Schock (The Tenor/Bacchus), Alfred Neugebauer (Major Domo), Karl Dönch (The Music Teacher) (An Officer) Gerhard Unger (An Officer), Lisa Otto (Naiad), Grace Hoffman (Dryad), Anny Felbermayer (Echo) Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Hermann Baier (bass-baritone), Hans Schweiger (bass), Josef Witt (tenor), Max Lorenz (tenor), Alda Noni (soprano), Maria Reining (soprano), Friedrich Jelinek (tenor), Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Paul Schöffler (bass), Alfred Muzzarelli (speaker), Melanie Frutschnigg (contralto), Elisabeth Rutgers (soprano), Emmy Loose (soprano), Marjan Rus (bass), Erich Kunz (baritone), Richard Sallaba (tenor), Peter Klein (tenor) Karl Böhm

Hilde Zadek (Ariadne), Sena Jurinac (Komponist), Rita Streich (Zerbinetta), Hans Hopf (Bacchus), Alfred Poell (Musiklehrer) Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth

Dorothea Röschmann (Ariadne), David Butt Philip (Bacchus), Brenda Rae (Zerbinetta), Catriona Morison (Composer), Thomas Quasthoff (Major-domo) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lothar Koenigs

Krassimira Stoyanova (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Sophie Koch (Komponist), Jessica Pratt (Zerbinetta), AJ Glueckert (Bacchus), Markus Werba (Ein Musiklehrer), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Daniele Gatti

Ernst Theo Richter/Veronica Cangemi/Doris Lamprecht/Brigitte Fournier/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Ernst Theo Richter/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Veronica Cangemi/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Veronica Cangemi (soprano vocals), Doris Lamprecht/Brigitte Fournier/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Doris Lamprecht (soprano vocals), Brigitte Fournier (soprano vocals), Brigitte Fournier/Doris Lamprecht/Virginie Pochon/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Doris Lamprecht (mezzo-soprano vocals), Virginie Pochon (soprano vocals), Alfred Kuhn/Thomas Mohr/Sumi Jo/Dame Margaret Price/Virginie Pochon/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Alfred Kuhn (bass), Thomas Mohr (bass-baritone), Dame Margaret Price (soprano vocals), Sumi Jo (soprano vocals), Margaret Price (soprano vocals), Alfred Kuhn/Steven Cole/Thomas Mohr/Sumi Jo/Dame Margaret Price/Brigitte Fournier/Doris Lamprecht/Virginie Pochon/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Thomas Mohr/Sumi Jo/Virginie Pochon/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Dame Margaret Price/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Alfred Kuhn/Steven Cole/Markus Schäfer/Thomas Mohr/Sumi Jo/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Markus Schäfer (tenor vocals), Sumi Jo/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Gösta Winbergh/Dame Margaret Price/Brigitte Fournier/Doris Lamprecht/Virginie Pochon/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Gösta Winbergh (tenor vocals), Sumi Jo/Brigitte Fournier/Doris Lamprecht/Virginie Pochon/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Sumi Jo/Dame Margaret Price/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano, Gösta Winbergh/Dame Margaret Price/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kent Nagano Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Kent Nagano

Gundula Janowitz (Ariadne), Agnes Baltsa (Komponist), James King (Bacchus), Edita Gruberova (Zerbinetta), Erich Kunz (Haushofmeister), Walter Berry (Musiklehrer), Barry McDaniel (Harlekin), Kurt Equiluz (Scaramuccio), Manfred Jungwirth (Truffaldin), Gerhard Unger (Brighella), Hilda de Groote (Najade), Axelle Gall (Dryade) & Sona Ghazarian (Echo) Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Karl Böhm

Brünnhild Friedland (Ariadne), Kurt Schüffler (Bacchus), Hans Wocke (Music master), Jutta Vulpius (Zerbinetta) & Robert Lauhöfer (Harlequin) Radio Orchestra Leipzig, Herbert Kegel

Camilla Nylund (Primadonna/Ariadne), Brenda Rae (Zerbinetta), Michael König (The Tenor/Bacchus), Claudia Mahnke (The Composer), Elizabeth Reiter (Najade), Katharina Magiera (Dryade), Maren Favela (Echo), Daniel Schmutzhard (Harlequin), Michael McCown (Scaramuccio), Alfred Reiter (Truffaldin), Martin Mitterrutzner (Brighella), Peter Marsh (A Dancing Master), Franz Grundheber (A Music Teacher), Kihwan Sim (A Lackey), Vuyani Mlinde (A Wig-Maker), Ricardo Iturra (An Officer) & William Relton (The Majordomo) Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Sebastian Weigle

Ernst Theo Richter (Monsieur Jourdain), Veronica Cangemi (Singer), Doris Lamprecht (Shepherd/Dryad), Brigitte Fournier (Shepherdess/Naiad), Virginie Pochon (Echo), Margaret Price (Ariadne), Sumi Jo (Zerbinetta), Thomas Mohr (Harlequin), Markus Schafer (Brighella), Steven Cole (Scaramuccio), Alfred Kuhn (Truffaldino) & Gosta Winbergh (Bacchus) Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Kent Nagano

Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Laura Claycomb (Zerbinetta), Sergey Skorokhodov (Bacchus), Thomas Allen (Music Master), Kate Lindsey (Composer) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Katharina Thoma

Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Laura Claycomb (Zerbinetta), Sergey Skorokhodov (Bacchus), Thomas Allen (Music Master), Kate Lindsey (Composer) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Katharina Thoma

Emily Magee (Primadonna/Ariadne), Michelle Breedt (Der Komponist), Roberto Saccà (Der Tenor/Bacchus), Elena Mosuc (Zerbinetta), Michael Volle (Ein Musiklehrer); Zurich Opera House, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor) & Claus Guth (stage director)

Soile Isokoski, Sophie Koch & Johan Botha Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann, Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Emily Magee (Primadonna/Ariadne), Michelle Breedt (Der Komponist), Roberto Saccà (Der Tenor/Bacchus), Elena Mosuc (Zerbinetta), Michael Volle (Ein Musiklehrer); Zurich Opera House, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor) & Claus Guth (stage director)

Soile Isokoski, Sophie Koch & Johan Botha Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann, Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Krassimira Stoyanova (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Sophie Koch (Komponist), Jessica Pratt (Zerbinetta), AJ Glueckert (Bacchus), Markus Werba (Ein Musiklehrer), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Daniele Gatti, Matthias Hartmann

Krassimira Stoyanova (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Sophie Koch (Komponist), Jessica Pratt (Zerbinetta), AJ Glueckert (Bacchus), Markus Werba (Ein Musiklehrer), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Daniele Gatti, Matthias Hartmann

Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Ariadne), James King (Bacchus), Trudeliese Schmidt (Komponist), Edita Gruberova (Zerbinetta), Walter Berry (Musiklehrer), Peter Matic (Haushofmeister), Dale Duesing (Harlekin), Siegfried Vogel (Truffaldin), Murray Dickie (Brighella), Kurt Equiluz (Scaramuccio), Olivera Miljakovic (Echo), Marjorie Vance (Najade), Rohangiz Yachmi-Caucig (Dryade) Wiener Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Lisa della Casa (Arabella), Hilde Gueden (Zdenka), George London (Mandryka), Anton Dermota (Matteo), Otto Edelmann (Waldner), Ira Malaniuk (Adelaide), Mimi Coertse (Fiakermilli), Waldemar Kmentt (Elemer), Eberhard Wächter (Dominik), Leontyne Price (Ariadne), Tatiana Troyanos (Komponist), Edita Gruberova (Zerbinetta), René Kollo (Bacchus), Walter Berry (Musiklehrer), Birgit Nilsson (Elektra), Regina Resnik (Klytämnestra), Marie Collier (Chrysothemis), Gerhard Stolze (Aegisth), Tom Krause (Oreste), Hildegard Behrens (Die Färberin), Julia Varady (Die Kaiserin), Plácido Domingo (Der Kaiser), José van Dam (Barak), Reinhild Runkel (Die Amme), Sumi Jo (Stimme des Falken), Regine Crespin (Marschallin), Yvonne Minton (Octavian), Helen Donath (Sophie), Manfred Jungwirth (Ochs), Otto Wiener (Faninal), Murray Dickie (Valzacchi), Anne Howells (Annina), Luciano Pavarotti (Italian Tenor), Emmy Loose (Marianne Leitmetzerin), Birgit Nilsson (Salome), Eberhard Wächter (Jokanaan), Gerhard Stolze (Herod), Grace Hoffman (Herodias), Waldemar Kmentt (Narraboth), Josephine Veasey (Page) Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Sängerknaben, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Georg Solti

Christel Goltz, Julius Patzak, Margareta Kenney, Hans Braun, Anton Dermota, Else Schürhoff Clemens Krauss, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Joseph Keilberth, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Natalie Dessay (soprano)