This is a list of recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten, a three-act opera by Richard Strauss with a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The work was first performed in Vienna on 10 October 1919.
| Year | Cast (Kaiser, Kaiserin, Barak, Färberin, Amme) | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Hans Hopf Leonie Rysanek Ludwig Weber Christel Goltz Elisabeth Höngen | Karl Böhm Vienna State Opera orchestra & chorus (recorded live on 9 Nov) | Audio CD: Orfeo Cat: C 668 053 D | |
| 1955 | Hans Hopf Leonie Rysanek Paul Schöffler Christel Goltz Elisabeth Höngen | Karl Böhm Vienna Philharmonic orchestra Vienna State Opera chorus (recorded on 29, 30 Nov and 2, 7, 10 Dec) | Audio CD: Decca Records Cat: 425 981-2 | |
| 1963 | Jess Thomas Ingrid Bjoner Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Inge Borkh Martha Mödl | Joseph Keilberth Bavarian State Orchestra (recorded live at National Theatre Munich on 21 Nov) | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 449 584-2 | |
| 1964 | Jess Thomas Leonie Rysanek Walter Berry Christa Ludwig Grace Hoffman | Herbert von Karajan Vienna State Opera orchestra & chorus (recorded live on 11 June) | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 457 678-2 | |
| 1964 | Jess Thomas Gundula Janowitz Otto Wiener Gladys Kuchta Grace Hoffman | Herbert von Karajan Vienna State Opera orchestra & chorus (recorded live on 17 June) | Audio CD: Gala Cat: GL 100.607 | |
| 1977 | James King Leonie Rysanek Walter Berry Birgit Nilsson Ruth Hesse | Karl Böhm Vienna State Opera orchestra & chorus (recorded live on 23 and 27 Oct) | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 325-2 | |
| 1987 | René Kollo Cheryl Studer Alfred Muff Ute Vinzing Hanna Schwarz | Wolfgang Sawallisch Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (recorded in Feb, March, Nov and Dec) | Audio CD: EMI Cat: EX 749074-4 | |
| 1989-1991 | Plácido Domingo Julia Varady José van Dam Hildegard Behrens Reinhild Runkel | Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic orchestra Vienna State Opera chorus (recorded in March, April, Sep, Oct 1989 and Oct 1991) | Audio CD: Decca Records Cat: 436 243-2 | |
| 1992 | Thomas Moser Cheryl Studer Robert Hale Eva Marton Marjana Lipovšek | Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic orchestra Vienna State Opera chorus (recorded live at Salzburg Festival) | DVD Video: Decca Cat: 071425-9 | |
| 1996 | Ben Heppner Deborah Voigt Franz Grundheber Sabine Haas Hanna Schwarz | Giuseppe Sinopoli Staatskapelle Dresden | Audio CD: Teldec Cat: 0630-13516-2 | |
| 2015 | Burkhard FritzTamara Wilson Terje Stensvold Sabine Hogrefe | Sebastian WeigleFrankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester (recorded live at Oper Frankfurt, Oct/ Nov 2014) | Audio CD: OEHMS ClassicCat: OV 964 | |
| 2020 | Stephen Gould Camilla Nylund Wolfgang Koch Nina Stemme Evelyn Herlitzius | Christian Thielemann Wiener Staatsoper | Audio CD: Orfeo Cat: C991203 |