Complete opera recordings only, excerpts not included. Sung in German unless otherwise stated. Recordings of Leonore (Beethoven’s original version of Fidelio) are included and identified as such.
Ralph Moore’s survey of the recordings of Fidelio can be found here.
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CD (singer for Leonore, singer for Florestan, orchestra and conductor, ordered by conductor. Where an audio recording is live then the location is included.)
| Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Lucerne Festival Orchestra/ Claudio Abbado (Lucerne, 2010) | Decca 478 2551 | review |
| Waltraud Meier, Plácido Domingo, Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim (1999) | Warner 3984 25249-2 | review |
| (Leonore) Edda Moser, Richard Cassilly, Dresden Staatskappelle/Herbert Blomstedt (1976) | Brilliant Classics 94868 | review |
| Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Karl Böhm (Met, 1960) | Sony Classical 88697853092 | review |
| Gabriele Schnaut, Josef Protschka, Wiener Philharmoniker/Christoph von Dohnányi (1991) | Brilliant Classics 93921 | review |
| Martha Mödl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler (1953) | Pristine Audio PACO 095 | review |
| Jessye Norman, Reiner Goldberg, Staatskapelle Dresden/Bernard Haitink (1989) | Decca 478 2485 | review |
| Charlotte Margiono, Peter Seiffert, Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1994) | Warner 2564 69125-4 | review |
| (Leonore) Marlis Petersen, Maximilian Schmitt, Freiburger Barockorchester/René Jacobs (Paris, 2017) | Harmonia Mundi HMM902414.15 | review |
| Lise Davidsen, Christian Elsner, Dresdner Philharmonie/Marek Janowski (2020) | Pentatone PTC5186880 | review review review |
| Christel Goltz, Bernd Aldenhoff, Sinfoniechor Dresden/Joseph Keilberth (Dresden, 1948) | Hänssler Profil PH10033 | review |
| Anna Bathy, Endre Rosler, Orchestra of Hungarian State Opera/Otto Klemperer (Budapest, 1948) | Urania URN 22 246 | review |
| Sena Jurinac, Jon Vickers, Covent Garden Orchestra/Otto Klemperer (Covent Garden, 1961) | Testament SBT2 1328 | review |
| IDIS 6638-9 | review | |
| Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Philharmonia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer (1962) | EMI CMS5 67364-2 | review |
| Eva Marton, James King, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Vienna, 1983) | Orfeo C908152I | review |
| (Leonore) Gwyneth Jones, James King, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra/Carl Melles (Vienna, 1970) | Orfeo C200052 | review |
| (In English) Christine Brewer, Richard Margison, Philharmonia Orchestra/David Parry (2004) | Chandos CHAN3123 | review |
| Angela Denoke, Jon Villars, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Simon Rattle (Berlin, 2003) | EMI 7243 5 57555-2 | review |
| EMI GEMINI 2176302 | review | |
| Rose Bampton, Jan Peerce, NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini (1945) | Immotal Performances IP CD 1007-2 | review |
| Pristine Audio PACO 077 | review | |
| Kirsten Flagstad, René Maison, Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera/Bruno Walter (Met, 1941) | Guild GHCD 2269/70 | review review |
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Video (stage director, singer for Leonore, singer for Florestan, orchestra and conductor, ordered by conductor. all video reviews DVD unless otherwise stated)
| Peter Hall, Elisabeth Söderström, Anton de Ridder, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (Glyndebourne, 1979) | Arthaus Musik 101099 | review |
| Arthaus Musik 102307 | review | |
| Katharina Thalbach, Melanie Diener, Roberto Sacca, Zurich Opera Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (Zurich, 2008) | Opus Arte OA1023D | review |
| Jürgen Flimm, Camilla Nylund, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Zurich, 2004) | Arthaus Musik 109224 (Blu-ray) | review |
| Rolf Liebermann, Anja Silja, Richard Cassilly, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra/Leopold Ludwig (1968) | Arthaus Musik 101275 | review |
| Tobias Kratzer, Lise Davidsen, David Butt Philip, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Sir Antonio Pappano (Royal Opera, 2020) | Opus Arte OA1334D | review |
| Opus Arte OA7288D (Blu-ray) | review | |
| Gustav Rudolf Sellner, Christa Ludwig, James King, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin/Arthur Rother (Berlin, 1963) | Arthaus Musik 101597 | review |
| Claus Guth, Adrianne Pieczonka, Jonas Kaufmann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst (Salzburg, 2015) | Sony 88875 193519 | review |
