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]
1978Peter Glossop,
Rita Hunter,
John Tomlinson,
Kenneth Collins		 John Matheson
BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers		CD: Opera Rara
Cat: ORCV 301

1865 Revised version

Year Cast
(Macbeth,
Lady Macbeth,
Macduff, Banco)		 Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra		 Label[2]
1947Francesco 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
1952Enzo 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
1959Leonard Warren,
Leonie Rysanek,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Jerome Hines		Erich Leinsdorf
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra 		CD: RCA Victor
Cat: 4516-2-RG
1964 Giuseppe Taddei,
Birgit Nilsson,
Bruno Prevedi,
Giovanni Foiani		 Thomas Schippers,
Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus		 CD: Decca
Cat: 433 039-2
1970Dietrich 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
1976Sherrill Milnes,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
José Carreras,
Ruggero Raimondi		Riccardo Muti,
New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus		CD: EMI
Cat: CMS 5 67128-2
1986Leo 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)
1986Piero Cappuccilli,
Sylvia Sass,
Peter Kelin,
Kolos Kováts		Lamberto Gardelli,
Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus and Budapest Symphony Orchestra		CD: Hungaroton
Cat: HCD 12738-40
1987Renato 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 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
2008Zeljko Lucic,
Maria Guleghina,
John Relyea,
Dimitri Pittas
James Levine,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet
(Live recording of 12 Jan. performance)		DVD: EMI Classics
Cat: 2063049
2013Leo Nucci,
Sylvie Valayre,
Enrico Iori,
Roberto Iuliano		Bruno Bartoletti,
Teatro Regio di Parma (2006 production)
Drected by Liliana Cavani, video direction by Andrea Bevilacqua		 DVD: C Major
Cat: 722008

References

  1. ↑ The 1976 Abbado version is one example.
  2. 1 2 Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.