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 The Teatro della Pergola is an historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name. It was built in 1656 under the patronage of Cardinal Gian Carlo de' Med ...

in Florence. Verdi subsequently revised the work and the first performance of this version was on 21 April 1865 at the

Théâtre Lyrique The Théâtre Lyrique was one of four opera companies performing in Paris during the middle of the 19th century (the other three being the Opéra, the Opéra-Comique, and the Théâtre-Italien). The company was founded in 1847 as the Opér ...

in Paris. Some recordingsThe 1976 Abbado version is one example. 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

1865 revised version

References

{{Macbeth Opera discographies Operas by Giuseppe Verdi