Künstlerische Leitung:
Herbert von Karajan (1967-1989)
Sir Georg Solti (1992-1993)
Claudio Abbado (1994-2002)
Sir Simon Rattle (2003-)
| Jahr | Komponist | Werk | Dirigent | Inszenierung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Wagner | Die Walküre | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1968 | Wagner | Das Rheingold | Karajan | Karajan |
| Wagner | Die Walküre | Karajan | Karajan | |
| 1969 | Wagner | Das Rheigold | Karajan | Karajan |
| Wagner | Siegfried | Karajan | Karajan | |
| 1970 | Wagner | Götterdämmerung | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1971 | Beethoven | Fidelio | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1972 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1973 | Wagner | Das Rheingold | Karajan | Karajan |
| Wagner | Tristan und Isolde | Karajan | Karajan | |
| 1974 | Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1975 | Puccini | La Boheme | Karajan | Zeffirelli |
| Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Karajan | Karajan | |
| 1976 | Wagner | Lohengrin | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1977 | Verdi | Der Troubadour | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1978 | Beethoven | Fidelio | Karajan | Karajan |
| Verdi | Der Troubadour | Karajan | Karajan | |
| 1979 | Verdi | Don Carlos | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1980 | Wagner | Parsifal | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1981 | Wagner | Parsifal | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1982 | Wagner | Der fliegende Holländer | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1983 | Wagner | Der fliegende Holländer | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1984 | Wagner | Lohengrin | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1985 | Bizet | Carmen | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1986 | Verdi | Don Carlos | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1987 | Mozart | Don Giovannni | Karajan | Hampe |
| 1988 | Puccini | Tosca | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1989 | Puccini | Tosca | Karajan | Karajan |
| 1990 | Beethoven | Fidelio | Masur | Brenner |
| 1991 | Mozart | Le Nozzi di Figaro | Haitink | Hampe |
| 1992 | Strauss | Die Frau ohne Schatten | Solti | Friedrich |
| 1993 | Verdi | Falstaff | Solti | Ronconi |
| 1994 | Mussorgski | Boris Godunow | Abbado | Wernicke |
| 1995 | Strauss | Elektra | Abbado | Dodin |
| 1996 | Verdi | Otello | Abbado | Olmi |
| 1997 | Berg | Wozzeck | Abbado | Stein |
| 1998 | Mussorgski | Boris Godunow | Abbado | Wernicke |
| 1999 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde | Abbado | Grüber |
| 2000 | Verdi | Simon Boccanegra | Abbado | Stein |
| 2001 | Verdi | Falstaff | Abbado | Donnellan |
| 2002 | Wagner | Parsifal | Abbado | Stein |
| 2003 | Beethoven | Fidelio | Rattle | Nikolaus Lehnhoff |
| 2004 | Mozart | Cosi Fan Tutte | Rattle | Hermann |
| 2005 | Britten | Peter Grimes | Rattle | Trevor Nunn |
| 2006 | Debussy | Pelleas et Melisande | Rattle | Luc Bondy |
| 2007 | Wagner | Das Rheigold | Rattle | Stephane Braunschweig |
| 2008 | Wagner | Die Walküre | Rattle | Stephane Braunschweig |
| 2009 | Wagner | Siegfried | Rattle | Stephane Braunschweig |
| 2010 | Wagner | Götterdämmerung | Rattle | Stephane Braunschweig |
| 2011 | Strauss | Salome | Rattle | Stefan Herheim |
| 2012 | Bizet | Carmen | Rattle | Aletta Collins |