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.
| 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 |
| Year | Cast (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Banco) | Conductor, opera house and orchestra | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, , | 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 | |
| 2001 | 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) | 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
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| 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] |