Ralph Moore’s comparative survey of recordings of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte can be found here.
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CD (singer for the Tamino, singer for Pamino, orchestra and conductor, ordered by conductor)
| Christoph Strehl, Dorothea Röschmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (2005) | Deutsche Grammophon 477 6319 | review review |
| Helge Rosvaenge, Tiana Lemnitz, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham (1937) | Naxos Historical 8.110127-28 | review |
| Nimbus Prima Voce NI 7827/8 | review | |
| Pristine Audio PACO045 | review | |
| Hans Peter Blochwitz, Rosa Mannion, Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (1995) | Erato 256467742-6 | review review |
| Ernst Haefliger, Maria Stader, RIAS Symphony Orchestra/Ferenc Fricsay (1954) | Pristine Audio PACO 226 | review |
| Walther Ludwig, Irmgard Seefried, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler (1949) | Orfeo C650 053 D | review |
| Anton Dermota, Irmgard Seefried, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler (1951) | Pristine Audio PACO 075A-B | review |
| Jörg Dürmüller, Susanne Bernhard, KlangVerwaltung Orchestra/Enoch zu Guttenberg (2013) | Farao Classics A108095 Blu-ray | review |
| Hans Peter Blochwitz, Barbara Bonney, Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1987) | Warner Teldec 2564 69127-2 | review |
| Anton Dermota, Irmgard Seefreid, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan (1950) | EMI CMS5 67071-2 | review |
| Francisco Araiza, Edith Mathis, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan (1980) | Deutsche Grammophon 477 9115 | review |
| Richard Lewis, Joan Carlyle, Covent Garden Orchestra/Otto Klemperer (1962) | Pristine Audio PACO115 | review |
| Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Philharmonia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer (1964) | EMI Great Recordings of the Century, CMS5 67388 2 | review |
| Christoph Genz, Suzie LeBlanc, La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken (2004) | Brilliant Classics 94239 | review |
| (In English) Barry Banks, Rebecca Evans, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras | Chandos CHAN 3121(2) | review |
| Jerry Hadley, Barbara Hendricks, Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (1991) | Telarc CD-80345 | review |
| Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Dawn Upshaw, London Classical Players/Roger Norrington (1990) | Virgin Veritas 4-82073-2 | review |
| Peter Schreier, Anneliese Rothenberger, Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera/Wolfgang Sawallisch (1972) | CFP 3932662 | review |
| Helge Roswaenge, Jarmila Novotná, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini (1937) | Pristine Audio PAC0146 | review |
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Video (stage director, singer for the Tamino, singer for Pamino, orchestra and conductor, ordered by conductor)
| Simon McBurney, Maximilian Schmitt, Christina Landshamer, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Marc Albrecht (2012) | Opus Arte OABD7133D Blu-ray | review |
| Opus Arte DVD OA1122D | review | |
| Lydia Steier, Mauro Peter, Christiane Karg, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Constantinos Carydis (2018) | C Major 749708 | review |
| C Major 749804 | review | |
| David McVicar, Will Hartmann, Dorothea Röschmann, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Sir Colin Davis (2003) | Opus Arte OA 0885 | review review |
| Peter Stein, Martin Piskorski, Fatma Said, Orchestra Teatro alla Scala, Milan/Ádám Fischer (2016) | C Major 740504 | review |
| Axel Manthey, Deon Van Der Walt, Ulrike Sonntag, Orchestra of the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele/Wolfgang Gönnenwein (1992) | Arthaus 102320 DVD | review |
| John Cox, Leo Goeke, Felicity Lott, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (1978) | Arthaus Musik 102 311 | review |
| Martin Kušej, Christoph Strehl, Julia Kleiter, Orchestra of the Zurich Opera/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (2007) | Deutsche Grammophon 004400734367 DVD | review |
| Christian Boesch and Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Peter Schreier, Ileana Contrubas, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/James Levine (1982) | TDK DVWW-OPMFC | review |
| Julie Taymar, Matthew Polenzani, Ying Huang, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/James Levine (2006) | Sony Classical 88697 910139 DVD | review |
| Cécile Roussat and Julien Lubeck, Mathias Vidal, Florie Valiquette, Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet (2020) | Chateau de Versailles CVS030 Blu-ray | review |
| Goran Järvefelt, Stefan Dahlberg, Ann Christine Biel, Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre/Arnold Östman (1989) | Arthaus 102013 DVD | review |
| Robert Carsen, Pavol Breslik, Kate Royal, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle (2013) | Berlin Philharmoniker BPH 130012 | review |
| Peter Ustinov, Nicolai Gedda, Edith Mathis, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra/Horst Stein (1971) | Arthaus 101265 DVD | review |
| Arthaus 107199 DVD | review | |
| Johan Engels, Norman Reinhardt, Bernarda Bobro, Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Patrick Summers (2013) | C Major 713804 Blu-ray | review |
| C Major 713708 DVD | review | |
| Jonathan Miller, Piotr Beczala, Malin Hertelius, Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House/Franz Welser-Möst (no date provided) | TDK DVD DV-0 PMF | review |
