Macbeth discography

This is a list of recordings of Macbeth, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The first performance of the work was on 14 March 1847 at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence. Verdi subsequently revised the work and the first performance of this version was on 21 April 1865 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris.

Some recordings[1] and some performances today incorporate both Macbeth's final aria before he dies (from the original version) and the revised version's ending with the soldiers' chorus.

1847 original version

Year Cast
(Macbeth,
Lady Macbeth,
Banco, Macduff) 		Conductor,
opera house and orchestra 		Label[2]
1978 Peter Glossop,
Rita Hunter,
John Tomlinson,
Kenneth Collins		 John Matheson
BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers		 CD: Opera Rara
Cat: ORCV 301
2018 Giovanni Meoni,
Nadja Michael,
Fabrizio Beggi,
Giuseppe Valentino Buzza 		Fabio Biondi
Europa Galante 		CD:Glossa Music
Cat:GCD923411

1865 revised version

Year Cast
(Macbeth,
Lady Macbeth,
Macduff, Banco) 		Conductor,
opera house and orchestra 		Label[2]
1947 Francesco Valentino,
Margherita Grandi,
Walter Midgley,
Italo Tajo		 Berthold Goldschmidt
Scottish Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
(Live recording from Edinburgh Festival, 27 August 1947)		 CD: Classical Recordings Quarterly Editions
Cat: CRQ CD004-5
1951 Ivan Petroff,
Astrid Varnay,
Gino Penno,
Italo Tajo		 Vittorio Gui
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Communale di Firenze
(Live performance May 6)		 Operadepot-dot-com
Cat: CD-10939-2
1952 Enzo Mascherini,
Maria Callas,
Gino Penno,
Italo Tajo		 Victor de Sabata
La Scala Chorus and Orchestra
(Live recording of 7 Dec. performance)		 CD: Myto
Cat: MCD 063 H 115
1959 Leonard Warren,
Leonie Rysanek,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Jerome Hines		 Erich Leinsdorf
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra		 LP: RCA Victrola
Cat: VICS-6121
CD: RCA Victor
Cat: 4516-2-RG
1960 Giuseppe Taddei,
Leyla Gencer,
Mirto Picchi,
Ferrucio Mazzoli		 Vittorio Gui
Teatro Massimo Chorus and Orchestra		 CD: Great Opera Performances (GOP)
Cat: B00HYKI61Y
1964 Giuseppe Taddei,
Birgit Nilsson,
Bruno Prevedi,
Giovanni Foiani		 Thomas Schippers,
Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus		 CD: Decca
Cat: 433 039-2
1970 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Elena Souliotis,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Nicolai Ghiaurov		 Lamberto Gardelli,
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus		 CD: Decca
Cat: 440 048-2
1976 Piero Cappuccilli,
Shirley Verrett,
Plácido Domingo,
Nicolai Ghiaurov		 Claudio Abbado,
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala		 CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 449 732-2
1976 Sherrill Milnes,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
José Carreras,
Ruggero Raimondi		 Riccardo Muti,
New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus		 CD: EMI
Cat: CMS 5 67128-2
1986 Leo Nucci,
Shirley Verrett,
Veriano Luchetti,
Samuel Ramey		 Riccardo Chailly,
Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra and Chorus		 CD: Decca
Cat: 417 525-2
DVD: Decca,
Cat: 073 4380 and 1040309 (US)
1986 Piero Cappuccilli,
Sylvia Sass,
Péter Kelen [hu],
Kolos Kováts [hu]		 Lamberto Gardelli,
Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus and Budapest Symphony Orchestra		 CD: Hungaroton
Cat: HCD 12738-40
1987 Renato Bruson,
Mara Zampieri,
Neil Shicoff,
Robert Lloyd		 Giuseppe Sinopoli,
Orchester und Chor der Deutsche Oper Berlin
(Live recording on video)		 DVD: ArtHaus Musik
Cat: 100 141
1992 Renato Bruson,
Gwyneth Jones,
Alberto Cupido,
Roberto Scandiuzzi		 Gustav Kuhn,
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
(Live recording)		 CD: Eurostar Sine Qua Non
Cat: 39820242DDD
2001 Thomas Hampson,
Paoletta Marrocu,
Luis Lima,
Roberto Scandiuzzi		 Franz Welser-Möst,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Zürich Opera House
(Live recording)		 DVD: TDK
Cat: DV-OPMAC
2006 Leo Nucci,
Sylvie Valayre,
Roberto Iuliano,
Enrico Iori		 Bruno Bartoletti,
Teatro Regio di Parma (Performed in October)
(Directed by Liliana Cavani, video direction by Andrea Bevilacqua [it]) 		Blu-ray: C Major[3]
DVD:
Cat: 722008
2008 Željko Lučić,
Maria Guleghina,
Dimitri Pittas,
John Relyea
 James Levine,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet
(Live recording of 12 January performance, production by Adrian Noble)		 HD video:
Met Opera on Demand[4]
DVD: EMI Classics
Cat: 2063049
2014 Željko Lučić,
Anna Netrebko,
Joseph Calleja,
René Pape
 Fabio Luisi,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet
(Live recording of 11 October performance, production by Adrian Noble)		 HD video:
Met Opera on Demand[5]
Blu-ray: DGG[6]

References

  1. ^ The 1976 Abbado version is one example.
  2. ^ a b Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
  3. ^ Parma (October 2006): C Major, Blu-ray (2012) OCLC 910079071
  4. ^ Met Opera (12 January 2008) CID:352297: Met Opera on Demand, HD video, UPC:811357011706, OCLC 859396152.
  5. ^ Met Opera (11 October 2014) CID:355557: Met Opera on Demand, HD video, UPC:811357017623, OCLC 918899228.
  6. ^ DGG, Blu-ray (2015): OCLC 1053793005, 979207915, 934659142.