Strauss, R: Daphne

This page lists all recordings of Daphne, by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) on CD, DVD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock.

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Strauss, R: Daphne

Lucia Popp (Daphne), Reiner Goldberg (Apollo), Ortrun Wenkel (Gaea), Kurt Moll (Peneios), Peter Schreier (Leukippos)

Sinfonieorchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

Studio recording, 1982

EMI - The Opera Series - 0882042

(CD - 2 discs)

$19.75

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Strauss, R: Daphne

Renée Fleming (Daphne), Johan Botha (Apollos), Michael Schade (Leukippos), Kwanchul Youn (Peineios), Anna Larsson (Gaea), Eike Wilm Schulte (1st Shepherd), Cosmin Ifrim (2nd Shepherd), Gregory Reinhart (3rd Shepherd), Carsten Mittmoser (4th Shepherd), Julia Kleiter (1st Maid) & Twyla Robinson (2nd Maid)

Orchestra & Chorus of West Deutscher Rundfunk, Semyon Bychkov

“Renée Fleming's many admirers should be pleased enough with her gracious performance. She deals idiomatically with Strauss's long phrases and points the text well…” BBC Music Magazine, October 2005

“Fleming copes beautifully with the high tessitura of the role, and produces her clearest, brightest tone...with bright, cleanly focused sound backing Bychkov's urgent and sensuous reading, the result is very convincing” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition ****

“As Daphne, Fleming soared” The Independent on Sunday, 21st March 2004

Decca - 4756926

(CD - 2 discs)

$34.75

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Strauss, R:

Daphne

Maria Reining (Daphne), Karl Friedrich (Apollo), Melanie Frutschnigg (Gaea), Herbert Alsen (Peneios), Anton Dermota (Leukippos)

Verdi:

Requiem (highlights)

recorded in Vienna on 4th February 1945

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Elisabeth Hongen (mezzo), Anton Dermota (tenor), Herbert Alsen (bass)

Wiener Philharmoniker & Alsen Cor der Wiener Staatsoper, Karl Böhm

This performance was recorded in Vienna in May 1944. The bonus is Böhm conducting highlights from Verdi’s Messa da Requiem.

Myto - MCD00306

(CD - 2 discs)

$13.50

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Strauss, R: Daphne

Hilde Güden, Fritz Wunderlich, James King & Paul Schöffler

Wiener Symphoniker, Karl Böhm

DG - E4453222

(CD - 2 discs)

$22.00

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Strauss, R: Daphne

Alsen (Herbert), Baier (Hermann), Dermota (Anton), Friedrich (Karl), Frutschnigg (Melanie), Heigl (Martha), Loose (Emmy), Mühlberger (Erna), Monthy (Georg), Reining (Maria), Sallaba (Richard), Schober (Maria), Schweiger (Hans)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Karl Böhm

Preiser - PR90237

(CD - 2 discs)

$26.00

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Strauss, R: Daphne

June Anderson (soprano), Roberto Saccà (tenor), Scott Mac Allister (tenor) & Daniel Lewis Williams (bass0

rchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Stefan Anton Reck (conductor) & Paul Curran (director)

The creation of Daphne was not a simple affair, especially for what concerned the poetic text (due to the modest talent of the librettist Joseph Gregor), but on 15th October 1938 the opera was finally premièred at Dresden’s Staatstheater. On the podium was the young conductor Karl BÖhm. Daphne is a masterpiece of early 20th-century vocal music. Structured in a single act, this opera is a solid work with a rich musical vein. Strauss’s orchestration appears, as always, remarkably refined. The vocal writing is demanding for all the main characters, but especially so for the protagonist, here interpreted by a magnificent June Anderson. Filmed in high definition at Venice’s La Fenice, the present production is directed by Paul Curran.

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Dynamic - 33499

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$26.25

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Strauss, R: Daphne

June Anderson (Daphne), Roberto Saccà (Leukippos), Scott MacAllister (Apollo), Birgit Remmert (Gaea), Daniel Lewis Williams (Peneios), Dominik Eberle (Erster Schäfer), Stefano Ferrari (Zweiter Schäfer), Giuseppe Accolla (Dritter Schäfer), Emanuele Pedrini (Vierter Schäfer), Liesi Odenweller (Erste Magd), Dorothea Wiedmann (Zweite Magd)

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Stefan Anton Reck

The creation of Daphne was laborious, especially from the poetic point of view (due to the modest talent of the librettist, Joseph Gregor), but on 15th October 1938 the opera was finally premièred at Dresden’s Staatstheater. On the podium was the young conductor Karl BÖhm. This opera is a masterpiece of early 20th-century vocal music. Structured in a single act, Daphne is a very consistent work with a rich musical vein. Strauss’s orchestration appears, as always, remarkably refined. Vocal writing is demanding for all the main characters, but especially so for the protagonist, here finely interpreted by a magnificent June Anderson.

Dynamic - CDS499

(CD - 2 discs)

$35.50

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Strauss, R: Daphne

Rose Bampton (Daphne), Set Svanholm (Apollo), Anton Dermota (Leukippos), Ludwig Weber (Peneios), Lydia Kindermann (Gaea), Angelo Mattiello (First Shepherd), Umberto di Toto (Second Shepherd)

Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Colon, Erich Kleiber

1948 recording

VAI - VAIA1129

(CD - 2 discs)

$26.75

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