Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi La Traviata (Munich, 01.1981)

Giuseppe Verdi

La Traviata

Carlos Kleiber

Bavarian State Orchestra & Chorus

Cotrubas,Linser,Jungwirth,Schicoff,Brendel,Lenz,

Wilbrink,Auer,Hillebrand,Craig,Goritzki,Sapell

Recorded: Munich, 01/1981

Here is a very rare copy of Mr. Kleiber's La Traviata performed in 01/1981. Carlos Kleiber conducted Verdi's La Traviata on January 11, 14, 26 & 30, November 28 & December 01 in 1981 (Carlos Kleiber - Opera & Concert listings from http://www.thrsw.com/cklist/la_traviata/).  My source material only specifies the date as 01/1981 with no cast listing. The cast info is also from the famous CK website thrsw.com. If someone happens to know the exact date and cast, please share such info here. Thanks and enjoy. 



Carlos Kleiber First Recordings

Georg Philipp Telemann

Suite in B-flat major (Tafelmusik)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Cello Concerto in B-flat major, Wq. 171

Interview Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber

Hamburger Rundfunkorchester

Recorded: Hamburg, 12/1960

Not for the repertoires, but for its documentary value. :)

Carlos Kleiber conducts R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier (Tokyo, 10/07/1994)

Richard Strauss

Der Rosenkavalier

Marschallin - Felicity Lott
Baron Ochs - Kurt Moll
Octavian - Anne Sopie von Otter
Faninal - Gottfried Hornik
Sopie - Barbar Bonney

Carlos Kleiber

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Vieanna State Opera Chorus

Recorded: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 10/07/1994



Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi Falstaff

Giuseppe Verdi

Falstaff

Sir.John Falstaff - Norman Mittelmann
Ford - William Justus
Fenton - Ernst-August Steinhoff
Dr. Cajus - Paul Späni
Bardolfo - Richard van Vrooman
Mrs. Ford (Alice) - Gerry de Groot
Nannetta - Lucille Kailer
Mrs. Quickly - Erika Wien
Mrs. Page (Meg) - Ellen Kunz
Pistola - Heiz Borst

Carlos Kleiber

Zurich Opera Orchestra & Chorus

Recorded: Zurich, 03/04/1965

The sound quality of these recordings are poor, but the documentary value is priceless.

Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi Otello (Covent Garden, 01/13/1987)

Giuseppe Verdi

Otello

Otello - Plácido Domingo

Desdemona - Katia Ricciarelli

Iago - Justino Díaz

Cassio - Kim Begley

Rodrigo - Christopher Gillet

Lodovico - Gwynne Howell

Montano - Geoffrey Moses

Emilia - Anne Mason

Un Araldo - Paschal Allen

Carlos Kleiber

Royal Opera Orchestra & Chorus

Recorded Coven Garden, January 13, 1987

 

Carlos Kleiber Live in Tokyo (09/1981)

Giacomo Puccini

La Boheme

Mimi : Mirella Freni
Rodolfo : Peter Dvorsky
Marcello : Lorenzo Saccomani
Musseta : Margherita Guglielmi
Schaunard : Antonio Salvadori
Colline : Paolo Washington
Parpignol : Saverio Porzano
Benoit : Claudio Giombi
Alcindore : Alfredo Giacomotti
Sergente dei Doganieri : Giuseppe Morresi
Un Doganiere : Carlo Meliciani
Chorus Master : Romano Gandolfi

Recorded Tokyo, September 15, 1981

Giuseppe Verdi

Otello

Otello : Placido Domingo

Desdemona : Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Jago : Silvano Carroli

Cassio : Enzio Di Cesare

Roderigo : Ermanno Lorenzi

Lodovico : Luigi Roni

Montano : Orazio Mori

Un Araldo : Giuseppe Morresi

Emilia : Stefania Malagu

Recorded Tokyo, September 02, 1981

Carlos Kleiber

La Scala Milan Orchestra & Chorus

Carlos Kleiber conducts R. Strauss Elektra (London, 05/06/1977)

Richard Strauss

Elektra

Carlos Kleiber

Royal Opera Orchestra & Chorus

Recorded May 06, 1977, London

Klytamnestra : Marta Szirmay
Elektra : Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis : Gwyneth Jones
Aegisth : Charles Craig
Orest : Donald McIntyre

Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi La Traviata (Munich, 1985)

Giuseppe Verdi

La Traviata

Bavarian State Orchestra & Chorus

Violetta Valery, Edita Gruberova

Alfredo Germont, Neil Shicoff

Giorgio Germont, Wolfgang Brendel

 

Carlos Kleiber

Recorded 1985, Munich



Carlos Kleiber conducts R. Strauss Elektra (Stuttgart, 06/17/1971)

Richard Strauss

Elektra

Klytamnestra : Martha Modl
Elektra : Ingrid Steger
Chrysothemis : Marion Lippert
Aegisth : Wolfgang Windgassen
Orest : William Wildermann

Carlos Kleiber

Wurttemberg State Opera Orchestra & Chorus

Recorded June 17, 1971, Stuttgart

Carlos Kleiber in Light Music

Jacques Offenbach

Die kleine Zauberflote - complete

Die Verlobung bei der Laterne - complete

Gabriele Treskow, soprano

Karl Diekmann, tenor

Kurt Gester, tenor

Eve Kaspar, soprano

Alfons Holte, baritone

Rhine Opera House Orchestra

Recorded December 01, 1962, Dusseldorf

Otto Nicolai / Johann Strauss / Josef Strauss

Orchestral works

Wiener Philharmoniker

Recorded January 01, 1991, Vienna

Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber conducts R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier (Munich, 07/31/1977)

Richard Strauss

Der Rosenkavalier

Helga Dernesch, Feldmarschallin

Kurt Moll, Baron Ochs

Brigitte Fassbaender, Octavian

Benno Kusche, Faninal

Lucia Popp, Sophie

Annelie Waas, Marianne

David Thaw, Valzacchi

Gudrun Wewezow, Annina

Albrecht Peter, Polizeikommissar

Georg Paskuda, Haushofmeister

Franz Klarwein, Haushofmeister

Hans Wilbrink, Notar

Lorenz Fehenberger, Wirt

Gerhard Unger, Sanger

Kirsti Rix Forsman, Modistin

Rudolf Chizzali, Tierhandler

Carlos Kleiber

Bavarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus

Recorded July 31, 1977, Munich



Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi La Traviata (Munich, 06/17/1977)



Giuseppe Verdi

La Traviata

Bavarian State Orchestra & Chorus

Violetta Valery, Adriana Maliponte

Alfredo Germont, Benito Maresca

Giorgio Germont, Wolfgang Brendel

Flora Bervoix, Doris Linsen

Annina, Helena Jungwirth

Gastone, Friedrich Lenz

Carlos Kleiber

Recorded June 16, 1977, Munich

Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi Otello (Milan, Feb 05, 1987)

Giuseppe Verdi

Otello

Carlos Kleiber

Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Placido Domingo, tenor

Mirella Freni, soprano

Renato Bruson, baritone

Recorded Milan, Feburary 05, 1987

Carlos Kleiber conducts Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Gustav Mahler

Das Lied von der Erde

Carlos Kleiber

Wiener Symphoniker

Waldemar Kmentt, tenor

Christa Ludwig, alto

Recorded Vienna, June 07, 1967



Carlos Kleiber Live in Chicago (June 02, 1983)

Georg Butterworth

English Idyl No. 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K319

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73



Carlos Kleiber

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Recorded Chicago, June 02, 1983



Carlos Kleiber conducts R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben (Vienna, 05/14/1993)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Wiener Philharmoniker

Carlos Kleiber

Recorded May 14, 1993, Vienna

What a pity! Sony didn't release this recording eventually. Wish an official release from Sony will come true someday.

Carlos Kleiber conducts Verdi La Traviata (Florence, 12/09/1984)

                                           

 Giuseppe Verdi

La Traviata

Teatro Communale Florence Orchestra

Teatro Communale Florence Chorus

Cecilia Gasdia, sopraon

Peter Dvorski, tenor

Giorgio Zancanaro, baritone

Carlos Kleiber

Recorded December 09, 1984, Florence