Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1935
Aulikki Rautawaara
Fritz Busch
Helletsgruber, Tajo, Nash
1937
Aulikki Rautawaara
Bruno Walter
Pinza, Novotna, Wernigk
1938
Margarete Teschemacher
Karl Böhm
Teschemacher, Schöffler, Böhme
1940
Elisabeth Rethberg
Ettore Panizza
Pinza, Petina, Paolis
1942
Helena Braun
Clemens Krauss
Hotter, Kunz, Neidlinger
1944
Eleanor Steber
Bruno Walter
Sayao, Pinza, Paolis
1948
Natalia Rozhdestvenskaia
Kurt Sanderling
Zakharov, Korolev, Pontryagin
1949
Eleanor Steber
Fritz Busch
Tajo, Baccaloni, Paolis
1950
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Herbert von Karajan
London, Schwarzkopf, Jurinac
1951
Gabriella Gatti
Fernando Previtali
Bruscantini, Corena, Mercuriali
1951
Elisabeth Grümmer
Ferenc Fricsay
Schöffler, Kunz, Kuen
1952
Victoria de los Angeles
Fritz Reiner
Angeles, Siepi, Paolis
1953
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Schöffler, Schwarzkopf, Kunz
1954
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Herbert von Karajan
Schwarzkopf, Panerai, Jurinac
1954
Renata Tebaldi
Jonel Perlea
Tebaldi, Tajo, Simionato
1955
Sena Jurinac
Vittorio Gui
Jurinac, Sciutti, Bruscantini
1955
Teresa Stich-Randall
Hans Rosbaud
Streich, Panerai, Lorengar
1955
Lisa Della Casa
Erich Kleiber
Güden, Siepi, Corena
1956
Sena Jurinac
Karl Böhm
Jurinac, Berry, Ludwig
1957
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Karl Böhm
Fischer-Dieskau, Schwarzkopf, Ludwig
1959
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Carlo Maria Giulini
Taddei, Cossotto, Cappuccilli
1960
Maria Stader
Ferenc Fricsay
Fischer-Dieskau, Capecchi, Kuen
1960
Lisa Della Casa
Erich Leinsdorf
London, Tozzi, Corena
1961
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Carlo Maria Giulini
Prey, Taddei, Cossotto
1963
Elisabeth Grümmer
Karl Böhm
Fischer-Dieskau, Berry, Mathis
1964
Hilde Güden
Otmar Suitner
Prey, Berry, Schreier
1964
Victoria de los Angeles
István Kertész
Angeles, Berry, Ludwig
1966
Claire Watson
Karl Böhm
Grist, Berry, Mathis
1968
Sena Jurinac
Zubin Mehta
Jurinac, Bruscantini, Berganza
1968
Gundula Janowitz
Karl Böhm
Fischer-Dieskau, Janowitz, Prey
1970
Elisabeth Söderström
Otto Klemperer
Bacquier, Grist, Berganza
1970
Jessye Norman
Colin Davis
Norman, Freni, Tear
1972
Kiri Te Kanawa
Reynald Giovaninetti
Wixell, Te Kanawa, von Stade
1973
Kiri Te Kanawa
John Pritchard
Te Kanawa, Cotrubas, von Stade
1974
Mirella Freni
Claudio Abbado
Prey, Freni, van Dam
1974
Elizabeth Harwood
Herbert von Karajan
Freni, van Dam, Sénéchal
1975
Kiri Te Kanawa
Karl Böhm
Fischer-Dieskau, Freni, Prey
1976
Heather Harper
Daniel Barenboim
Fischer-Dieskau, Evans, Berganza
1978
Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Herbert von Karajan
Cotrubas, van Dam, Zednik
1980
Gundula Janowitz
Georg Solti
Popp, van Dam, Moll
1982
Kiri Te Kanawa
Georg Solti
Popp, Ramey, Moll
1985
Lucia Popp
Neville Marriner
Raimondi, van Dam, Lloyd
1986
Margaret Price
Riccardo Muti
Allen, Rydl, Gavazzi
1987
Felicity Lott
Bernard Haitink
Lott, Desderi, Benelli
1987
Arleen Auger
Arnold Östman
Auger, Bonney, Jones
1990
Kiri Te Kanawa
James Levine
Hampson, Te Kanawa, Capecchi
1990
Lella Cuberli
Daniel Barenboim
Schmidt, Tomlinson, Clark
1990
Jayne West
Carol Smith
Maddalena, Ommerlé, Sylvan
1991
Julia Varady
Colin Davis
Donath, Nimsgern, Zednik
1993
Karita Mattila
Zubin Mehta
McLaughlin, Pertusi, Benelli
1993
Hillevi Martinpelto
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Gilfry, Terfel, Egerton
1993
Barbara Frittoli
Gustav Kuhn
Dohmen, Frittoli, Facini
1993
Charlotte Margiono
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Hampson, Moll, Langridge
1994
Cheryl Studer
Claudio Abbado
Skovhus, Studer, D'Arcangelo
1994
Carol Vaness
Charles Mackerras
Corbelli, Vaness, Davies
1994
Renée Fleming
Bernard Haitink
Schmidt, Fleming, Tear
1996
Danielle Borst
Jean-Claude Malgoire
Rivenq, Polverelli, Cantor
1996
Eva Mei
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Gilfry, Mei, Chaussón
1998
Patrizia Biccire
Sigiswald Kuijken
Oelze, Groop, Kamp
1999
Emily Magee
Daniel Barenboim
Röschmann, Pape, Schreier
2001
Regina Schörg
Bertrand de Billy
Schörg, Youn, Francis
2001
Madelyn Renée Monti
Boris Brott
Fardilha, Carraro, Picconi
2002
Marina Mescheriakova
Michael Halász
Skovhus, Breedt, Sima
2003
Yvonne Kenny
David Parry
Kenny, Evans, Montague
2003
Eteri Gvazava
Zubin Mehta
Ciofi, Surjan, Bosi
2004
Véronique Gens
René Jacobs
Keenlyside, Gens, Ciofi
2004
Annette Dasch
René Jacobs
Spagnoli, Abete, Facini
2006
Christiane Oelze
Sylvain Cambreling
Murphy, Regazzo, Bracht
2006
Dorothea Röschmann
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Skovhus, D'Arcangelo, McLaughlin
2006
Dorothea Röschmann
Antonio Pappano
Finley, Langridge, Egerton
2008
Barbara Frittoli
Charles Mackerras
Frittoli, Murray, Lloyd
2009
Daniella Risman
Andrew J. Chung
Risman, Stetson, Eldredge
2009
Lang Nixon
Andrew J. Chung
Aliaga, Stetson, Eldredge
2011
Genia Kühmeier
Robin Ticciati
Keenlyside, McLaughlin, Selig
2011
Dorthea Reschmann
Franz Welser-Möst
Pisaroni, Bonitatibus, Kobel
2011
Marcelle Dronkers
Donald Pippin
Tuff, McCracken, Morgan