The following is a partial discography of the many audio[1] and video[2] recordings of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, La traviata. Based on the 1848 novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, La traviata has been a staple of the operatic repertoire since its premiere on 6 March 1853 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.[3]
All catalog numbers are for audio CDs unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Cast: Violetta, Alfredo, Germont | Conductor, opera house and orchestra | Label[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Jane Morlet, Maurizio Troselli, Henri Albers | Emile Archainbaud, Opéra-Comique orchestra and chorus, Paris?? | Marston Cat: MR 52043 | |
| 1915 | Margherita Bevignani, Franco Tumminello, Ernesto Badini | Carlo Sabajno, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan | Mike Richter Cat: Audio Encyclopedia 301 | |
| 1928 | Mercedes Capsir, Lionello Cecil, Carlo Galeffi | Lorenzo Molajoli, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan | Naxos Records Cat: No. 8.110110-11 | |
| 1930 | Anna Rosza, Alessandro Ziliani, Luigi Borgonovi | Carlo Sabajno, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan | Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 9002 | |
| 1935 | Rosa Ponselle, Frederick Jagel, Lawrence Tibbett | Ettore Panizza, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 5 January 1935) | Naxos Historical Cat: No. 8.110032-33 | |
| 1946 | Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill | Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra | RCA Victor Cat: LM-6003 (LP) Cat: 60303-2-RG (CD) | |
| 1946 | Adriana Guerrini, Luigi Infantino, Paolo Silveri | Vincenzo Bellezza, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus | Grammofono 2000 Cat: AB 78700/01[5] | |
| 1949 | Eleanor Steber, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Robert Merrill | Giuseppe Antonicelli, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 1 January 1949) | Naxos Historical Cat: No. 8.110115-16 | |
| 1953 | Maria Callas, Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese | Gabriele Santini, Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin, Coro Cetra | Warner Classics Cat: 698772; Andromeda Cat: ANR 2504/05 | |
| 1954 | Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Aldo Protti | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome) | Decca, Disc 6 of Cat: 4781535 | |
| 1955 | Licia Albanese, Giacinto Prandelli, Ettore Bastianini | Alberto Erede, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 1 January 1955) | Walhall Cat: WLCD0284 | |
| 1955 | Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini | Carlo Maria Giulini, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan (Recording of a performance at La Scala, 28 May 1955) | EMI Classics Cat: 66450 | |
| 1955 | Antonietta Stella, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi | Tullio Serafin, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan | Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111272-3 | |
| 1956 | Rosanna Carteri, Cesare Valletti, Leonard Warren | Pierre Monteux, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus | RCA Victrola Cat: VIC-6004 (LP) Cat: 88875051922 (CD) | |
| 1958 | Maria Callas, Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni | Franco Ghione, San Carlos National Theatre orchestra and chorus, Lisbon (Recording of a performance in Lisbon, 27 March) | EMI Classics Cat: 56330 | |
| 1959 | Victoria de los Ángeles, Carlo del Monte, Mario Sereni | Tullio Serafin, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus | Warner Classics Cat:0724357382458 | |
| 1960 | Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill | Fernando Previtali, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus | RCA Victor Cat: LSC-6154 (LP) Cat: 68885-2 (CD) | |
| 1962 | Joan Sutherland, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill | John Pritchard, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus | Decca Cat: 717302 | |
| 1962 | Renata Scotto, Gianni Raimondi, Ettore Bastianini | Antonino Votto, La Scala orchestra and chorus | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 894002 | |
| 1967 | Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, Sherrill Milnes | Georges Prêtre, RCA Italiana Opera orchestra and chorus | RCA Red Seal Cat: LSC-6180 (LP) Cat: 88883727172 (CD) | |
| 1968 | Virginia Zeani, Ion Buzea, Nicolae Herlea | Jean Bobescu Romanian National Opera, Bucharest Orchestra and Chorus | World of the Opera Cat: 5251 | |
| 1968 | Pilar Lorengar, Giacomo Aragall, | Lorin Maazel, Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin | Decca Cat: 443000 | |
| 1971 | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Rolando Panerai | Aldo Ceccato, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | EMI Classics Cat: 69827 | |
| 1973 | Mirella Freni, Franco Bonisolli, Sesto Bruscantini | Lamberto Gardelli, Chor Staatsoper Berin, Staatskapelle Berlin | ARTS Cat: 43031-2 | |
| 1976 | Ileana Cotrubaș, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes | Carlos Kleiber Bavarian State Opera orchestra and chorus | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 415132 | |
| 1979 | Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra | Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra and London Opera Chorus | Decca Cat: 430491 | |
| 1980 | Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Bruson | Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus | EMI Classics Cat: 47538 | |
| 1991 | Cheryl Studer, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons | James Levine, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 435797 | |
| 1992 | Kiri Te Kanawa, Alfredo Kraus, Dmitri Hvorostovsky | Zubin Mehta, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus | Philips Cat: 438238 | |
| 1994 | Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci | Georg Solti, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden orchestra and chorus | Decca Cat: 448119 | |
| 2004 | Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, Dmitri Hvorostovsky | Valery Gergiev, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | Met Opera on Demand[6] | |
| 2005 | Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson | Carlo Rizzi, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Live recording) | Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 52902 | |
| 2012 | Emma Matthews, Gianluca Terranova, Jonathan Summers | Brian Castles-Onion, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Australia | EPC Distribution Cat:OPOZ56031CD | |
| 2019 | Marina Rebeka, Charles Castronovo, Lester Lynch | Michael Balke, Latvian Festival Orchestra | Prima Classic Cat:PRIMA003 |
| Year | Cast: Violetta, Alfredo, Germont | Conductor, opera house and orchestra | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Anna Moffo, Franco Bonisolli, Gino Bechi | Giuseppe Patanè, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus (Film directed by Mario Lanfranchi) | DVD: VAI[7] | |
| 1976 | Beverly Sills, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Wolf Trap Company Chorus (Recorded live, Wolf Trap Farm) | DVD: VAI[8] [9] | |
| 1981 | Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil | James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 28 March) | SD video
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| 1982 | Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil | James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (La traviata (1983 film) directed by Franco Zeffirelli) | DVD: Universal;[11] DGG[12] | |
| 1988 | Marie McLaughlin, Walter MacNeil, Brent Ellis | Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performance in September) | DVD: Arthaus;[13] Kultur[14] | |
| 1994 | Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci | Georg Solti, Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Performance in December) | DVD: Decca | |
| 2004 | Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Saccà, Dmitri Hvorostovsky | Lorin Maazel, Orchestra and chorus of La Fenice (Performance on 18 November) | DVD: TDK | |
| 2005 | Norah Ansellem José Bros Renato Bruson | Jesús López Cobos, Madrid Symphony Orchestra and chorus (Performance from the Teatro Real, March) | DVD: Opus Arte[15] | |
| 2005 | Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson | Carlo Rizzi, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Performed in July at the Salzburg Festival; production: Willy Decker) | DVD, Blu-ray: DGG[16] | |
| 2005 | Eva Mei, Piotr Beczała, Thomas Hampson | Franz Welser-Möst, Chorus and Orchestra of the Zürich Opera House (Performance from Zürich Opera House) | DVD: Arthaus Musik[17] | |
| 2006 | Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Renato Bruson | James Conlon, Orchestra and Chorus of the Los Angeles Opera (Performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on 17 September) | DVD: Decca | |
| 2007 | Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas, Roberto Frontali | Lorin Maazel, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala (Performance from La Scala) | DVD: Arthaus Musik | |
| 2008 | Kristiane Kaiser, , Georg Tichy | Ernst Märzendorfer, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (Performance at the Römersteinbruch St. Margarethen, 11 July) | DVD: EuroArts | |
| 2009 | Cinzia Forte Saimir Pirgu Giovanni Meoni | Paolo Arrivabeni, Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestra and Chorus (Performance in March) | DVD: Dynamic | |
| 2009 | Renée Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson | Antonio Pappano, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera (Performance from Covent Garden) | DVD: Arthaus Musik | |
| 2011 | Natalie Dessay, Charles Castronovo, Ludovic Tezier | Louis Langrée, London Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Performance from Aix-en-Provence Festival, July) | DVD: Virgin Classics[18] | |
| 2011 | Marlis Petersen, Giuseppe Varano, James Rutherford | Tecwyn Evans, Graz Opera Chorus, Graz Philharmonic Orchestra (Performance at the Graz Opera) | DVD: Arthaus Musik | |
| 2012 | Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky | Fabio Luisi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 14 April; production: Willy Decker) | HD video
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| 2017 | Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, Thomas Hampson | Nicola Luisotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 11 March; production: Willy Decker) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[20] | |
| 2018 | Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, Quinn Kelsey | Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 15 December; production: Michael Mayer) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[21] | |
| 2019 | Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronovo, Plácido Domingo | Antonello Manacorda, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Richard Eyre, stage director) | Blu-ray: Opus Arte[22] | |
| 2021 | Lisette Oropesa, Samir Pirgu, Roberto Frontali | Daniele Gatti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Mario Martone, director) | On demand:[23] RAI Play | |
| 2022 | Pretty Yende, Stephen Costello, Vladimir Stoyanov | Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House (Director: Richard Eyre; performance of 13 April) | HD video: Royal Opera House Stream[24] [25] | |
| 2022 | Nadine Sierra, Stephen Costello, Luca Salsi | Daniele Callegari, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 5 November; production: Michael Mayer) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand[26] |
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