The following is a partial discography of the opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was composed and first performed in 1791, the year of the composer's death. Since the first complete recordings in 1937, the opera has been recorded many times.
In the list below, "Year" indicates the date the recording was made, rather than when it was issued . Most of these recordings have had multiple reissues, and in some cases are currently available on more than one label. The label information provided is usually the most recent issue of the recording, and where possible the release date has been provided.
Recordings Audio YearCast(Tamino; Pamina; Sarastro; Queen of the Night; Papageno; Papagena)Conductor, opera house and/or orchestral and choral forcesLabel informationNotes1937Helge RosvaengeJarmila NovotnáAlexander KipnisJúlia OsváthWilli Domgraf-FassbaenderDora KomarekArturo ToscaniniVienna Philharmonic and Vienna State OperaDownload only: Naxos 8110828-29Released October 1999Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (30 July 1937)Walther LudwigTrude EipperleJosef von ManowardaLea PilttiKarl Schmitt-WalterLily PreisigJoseph KeilberthReichsenders Stuttgart Chorus and OrchestraCD (2 discs): Preiser PR90254Radio broadcast, recorded 10 December 19371937–38Helge RosvaengeTiana LemnitzWilhelm StrienzErna BergerGerhard HüschIrma BeilkeThomas BeechamBerlin Philharmonic and Favres Solisten VereinigungCD (2): Naxos 8110127-28Recorded between 8 November 1937 and 8 March 19381941Peter AndersMaria ReiningLudwig WeberLea PilttiAlfred PoellDora KomarekKarl BöhmWiener PhilharmonikerCD (2): MYTO Historical LineRecorded at the Salzburg Festival, 2 August 19411942Charles KullmanJarmila NovotnáEzio PinzaJosephine AntoineJohn BrownleeLillian RaymondiBruno WalterNew York Metropolitan OperaCD (2): Andromeda ANDRCD5020Released July 2007Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, 26 December 19421949Walther LudwigIrmgard SeefriedJosef GreindlWilma LippKarl Schmitt-WalterEdith OravezCast also includes: Gertrude Grob-PrandlPaul SchöfflerErnst Haefliger Hermann UhdeWilhelm FurtwänglerVienna Philharmonic and Vienna State OperaCD (3): Orfeo C650053DRecording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1949)1950Anton DermotaIrmgard SeefriedLudwig WeberWilma LippErich KunzEmmy LooseHerbert von KarajanWiener Philharmoniker and Singverein der Gesellschaft der Muskifreunde in WienCD (2): EMI 3367692Dialogue not included1953Nicolai GeddaElisabeth SchwarzkopfMario PetriRita StreichGiuseppe TaddeiAlda NoniHerbert von Karajan RAI Roma chorus and orchestraCD (2): Walhall WLCD001Recorded from radio broadcast 20 December 1953, in Italian.1954Rudolf SchockTeresa Stich-RandallJosef GreindlWilma LippErich KunzKristina SertJoseph KeilberthOrchester des Westdeutschen RundfunkNordwestdeutschen RundfunksCD (2): Capriccio C67157Released January 2006Recording of radio broadcast, without dialogue, on 19 December 1954.1955Ernst KozubElisabeth GrümmerGottlob FrickErika KöthGünther AmbrosiusHanny SteffekGeorg SoltiHessischer Rundfunk Orchestra and ChorusCD (2): Gala GL100743Léopold SimoneauHilde GüdenKurt BöhmeWilma LippWalter BerryEmmy LooseKarl BöhmVienna Philharmonic and Vienna State OperaCD (2): Decca E4487342Without dialogue; first recording in stereoErnst HaefligerMaria StaderJosef GreindlRita StreichDietrich Fischer-DieskauLisa OttoFerenc FricsayRIAS Symphonie-Orchester und KammerchorDeutsche Grammophon 435-741-2Complete recording at Internet Archive1956Brian SullivanLucine AmaraJerome HinesRoberta PetersTheodor UppmanLaurel HurleyBruno WalterNew York Metropolitan Opera and ChorusCD (2): Walhall WLCD0181Released February 2007Recorded 3 March 1956 at the Metropolitan Opera House: Sung in English1958Fritz WunderlichMaria van DongenAlbert van HaasterenJulianna FarkasJan DerksenNel DuvalBernard HaitinkHet Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and ChorusCD (2): Myto MCD00278Broadcast performance recorded 24 May 19581959Léopold SimoneauLisa Della CasaKurt BöhmeErika KöthWalter BerryGraziella SciuttiGeorge SzellVienna Philharmonic and Vienna State OperaCD (2):Gala GL100502Recorded at the Salzburg Festival 27 July 19591960Richard LewisPilar LorengarMihály SzékelyMargareta HallinGeraint EvansDodi ProteroColin DavisRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival ChorusCD (2): Walhall WLCD0323Released February 2011Recorded at the 1960 Glyndebourne FestivalFritz WunderlichLiselotte FölserGottlob FrickErika KöthWalter BerryGraziella SciuttiJoseph KeilberthVienna Philharmonic and Vienna State OperaCD (3):Andromeda ANDRCD9077Released January 2011Recorded at the Salzburg Festival, 12 August 19601964Nicolai GeddaGundula JanowitzGottlob FrickLucia PoppWalter BerryRuth-Margret PützCast also includes:Elisabeth SchwarzkopfChrista LudwigOtto KlempererPhilharmonia Orchestra and ChorusCD (2): Warner Classics 643782Dialogue not includedFritz WunderlichEvelyn LearFranz CrassRoberta PetersDietrich Fischer-DieskauLisa OttoCast also includes: Hans HotterKarl BöhmBerliner Philharmoniker & RIAS KammerchorCD (2): Deutsche Grammophon 4497492Fritz WunderlichAnneliese RothenbergerKarl-Christian KohnErika KöthHermann PreyGertrud FreedmanFritz RiegerMünchner Philharmoniker und Chor der Bayerischen StaatsoperCD (3): Golden Melodram Opera Live GM50027Released Jone 2010Recorded at the Nationaltheater, Munich, 26 July 19641969Stuart BurrowsPilar LorengarMartti TalvelaCristina DeutekomHermann PreyRenate HolmCast also includes: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as the SpeakerGeorg SoltiWiener Philharmoniker and Wiener StaatsopernchorCD (3): Decca Originals 4780394Released June 20081970Peter SchreierHelen DonathTheo AdamSylvia GesztyGünther LeibOtmar SuitnerStaatskapelle Dresden & Rundfunkchor LeipzigCD (3): RCA Victor 6511-2-RGReleased 19871972Peter SchreierAnneliese RothenbergerKurt MollEdda MoserWalter BerryOlivera MiljakovićWolfgang SawallischBayerischen Staatsoper orchestra and chorusCD (2): EMI Electrola 08827421975Josef KöstlingerIrma UrrilaUlrik ColdBirgit NordinHåkan HagegårdElisabeth EriksonEric EricsonSwedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and ChoirSR Records/EMI RXLP 1226/28 (LP) / 7498712 (CD reissue)The actual soundtrack to the 1975 film of the same name; recorded in Cirkus April–May 19741980Francisco AraizaEdith MathisJosé van DamKarin OttGottfried HornikJanet PerryHerbert von KarajanBerliner Philharmoniker, Deutsche Oper Berlin ChorusCD (2): DG Opera! 4779115Released August 2011Éric TappyIleana CotrubașMartti TalvelaZdzisława DonatChristian BoeschElisabeth KalesJames LevineWiener Philharmoniker and Wiener StaatsopernchorCD (3): RCA Red Seal 82876-87760-2Released August 20061981Wolfgang BrendelSiegfried JerusalemEdita GruberováLucia PoppRoland BrachtBrigitte LindnerBernard HaitinkBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chor des Bayerischen RundfunksHis Master's Voice – 1C 165-43 110/12 T1981, EMI studio stereo recording.1984Peter SchreierMargaret PriceKurt MollLuciana SerraMikael MelbyeMaria VenutiColin DavisDresdener Staatskapelle und Kreuzchor, Leipziger RundfunkchorCD (2): Decca Duo 44256821987Hans Peter BlochwitzBarbara BonneyMatti SalminenEdita GruberováAnton ScharingerEdith SchmidNikolaus HarnoncourtZurich Opera Orchestra and ChorusCD (2): Teldec 22924271621989Francisco AraizaKiri Te KanawaSamuel RameyCheryl StuderOlaf BärEva LindNeville MarrinerAcademy of St Martin in the Fields and Ambrosian Opera ChorusCD (2): Philips 426 276-2Stefan DahlbergAnn Christine BielLászló PolgárBirgit Louise FrandsenMikael SamuelsonBirgita LarssonArnold ÖstmanDrottningholm Palace Theatre Orchestra and ChorusCD (2): Decca 47005621990Anthony Rolfe JohnsonDawn UpshawCornelius HauptmannBeverly HochAndreas SchmidtCatherine PierardRoger NorringtonLondon Classical Players and Schütz Choir of LondonCD (2): Virgin Veritas 4820732Uwe HeilmannRuth ZiesakKurt MollSumi JoMichael KrausLotte LeitnerGeorg SoltiWiener Philharmoniker and Wiener Staatsopern choirCD (2): Decca Opera Sets E4332102Nils BrownMonica WhicherGordon McLeod (singing)/Richard Binsley (speaking)Marjorie Sparks (singing)/Barbara Budd (speaking)Russell BraunAdriana BraunWalter BabiakStudio Arts Orchestra, Toronto"Mozart's Magic Fantasy: A Journey Through 'The Magic Flute'" Cassette Tape, Classical Kids; Later released on CDStory adaptation by Douglas Cowling, produced by Susan HammondAlso features Tracey Moore as Sarah and Richard Binsley as the dragon, Sarastro, and a stagehand1991Jerry HadleyBarbara HendricksRobert LloydJune AndersonThomas AllenUlrike SteinskyCharles MackerrasScottish Chamber Orchestra and chorusCD (2): Telarc 2CD80727Released December 20081992Kurt StreitBarbara BonneyKristinn SigmundssonSumi JoGilles CachemailleLilian WatsonArnold ÖstmanDrottingholm Court Theatre Orchestra and ChorusCD (2): Decca Operas 4783443Released February 20121993Herbert LippertElizabeth Norberg-SchulzKurt RydlHellen KwonGeorg TichyLotte LeitnerMichael HalászFailoni Orchestra, Hungarian Festival ChorusCD (2): Naxos Opera Classics 8660030-311995Michael SchadeChristiane OelzeHarrie PeetersCyndia SiedenGerald FinleyConstanze BackesJohn Eliot GardinerEnglish Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi ChoirCD (2): DG Archiv E44916621995Hans Peter BlochwitzRosa MannionReinhard HagenNatalie DessayAnton ScharingerLinda KitchenWilliam ChristieLes Arts FlorissantsCD (2): Erato 25646774262004Cristoph GenzSuzie LeBlancCornelius HauptmannIsolde SiebertStephan GenzMarie KuijkenSigiswald KuijkenLa Petite BandeSACD (3): Amati - ami 2301/32005Barry BanksRebecca EvansJohn TomlinsonElizabeth VidalSimon KeenlysideLesley GarrettCharles MackerrasLondon Philharmonic Orchestra with the Geoffrey Mitchell ChoirCD (2): Chandos CHAN 31212005Christoph StrehlDorothea RöschmannRené PapeErika MiklósaHanno Müller-BrachmannClaudio AbbadoMahler Chamber Orchestra and Arnold Schönberg ChorCD (2): DG 47757892009Daniel BehleMarlis PetersenMarcos FinkAnna-Kristiina KaappolaDaniel SchmutzhardSunhae ImRené JacobsRIAS KammerchorAkademie für Alte Musik BerlinCD (3); HMC 902 068 70Almost-complete original libretto
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