MacBallet

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): Ballet music from Macbeth (1865). WDR Rundfunk­or­chester, dir. Massimo Zanetti.

Based on Shakespeare’s play of the same name, Verdi’s Macbeth was premiered on March 14th, 1847. The ballet scene was added to Verdi’s special Paris debut: the new version of the opera was first performed on April 21st, 1865.