# Verdi Requiem discography

This is a list of recordings of the Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).

## List

| Year | Orchestra, chorus, conductor | Soloists | Label, format: catalog no. | Notes |
| 1929 | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Carlo Sabajno | Maria Luisa Fanelli, Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, Franco Lo Giudice, Ezio Pinza | His Master's Voice, 78: D1751/60; Pearl, CD: GEMMCD9374 | Gramophone (October 1930) Gramophone (May 1990) |
| 1938 | BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Arturo Toscanini | Zinka Milanov, Kerstin Thorborg, Helge Rosvaenge, Nicola Moscona | Testament, CD: SBT21362 | Live recording made on 27 May at Queen's Hall, London |
| 1938 | NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Schola Cantorum Chorus, Arturo Toscanini | Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Charles Kullman, Nicola Moscona | Legato, CD: LCD-178-2 Immortal Performances, CD | Live recording made on 4 March at Carnegie Hall, New York |
| 1939 | Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Tullio Serafin | Maria Caniglia, Ebe Stignani, Beniamino Gigli, Ezio Pinza | EMI, 78: DB6210/19; EMI, CD: CDH7 63341-2 | Gramophone (May 1990) |
| 1939 | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Toonkunst Chorus Amsterdam, Carl Schuricht | Ina Souez, Lore Fischer, Louis van Tulder, Hermann Schey | Archiphon, CD: ARC-3,2/3 | Live recording made on 2 November at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam |
| 1940 | RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Victor de Sabata | Maria Caniglia, Ebe Stignani, Beniamino Gigli, Tancredi Pasero | Enterprise, CD: RY 77 | Live recording made on 12 December in an abridged version |
| 1940 | Orchestra e Coro dell'Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche, Orchestra da camera di Roma, Victor de Sabata | Maria Caniglia, Ebe Stignani, Beniamino Gigli, Tancredi Pasero | Legato, CD: LCD-178-2 Arkadia, CD: CDMP 446 | Live recording made on 14 December in an abridged version at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome |
| 1940 | NBC Symphony Orchestra, Westminster Choir, Arturo Toscanini | Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Jussi Björling, Nicola Moscona | SARL Pristine Audio | Recorded on 23 november at Carnegie Hall, New York / Chorus prepared by John Finlay Williamson |
| 1948 | NBC Symphony Orchestra, Collegiate Chorale, Arturo Toscanini | Herva Nelli, Nan Merriman, William McGrath, Norman Scott | Music & Arts, CD: CD-1219(2) | Live recording made on 26 April at Carnegie Hall, New York / Chorus prepared by Robert Shaw |
| 1949 | Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan | Hilde Zadek, Margarete Klose, Helge Rosvaenge, Boris Christoff | Audite, CD: 23.415 | Live recording made on 14 August at the Salzburger Festspiele, Salzburg |
| 1951 | NBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Arturo Toscanini | Herva Nelli, Fedora Barbieri, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Cesare Siepi | RCA Victor, LP: LM-6018 CD: 60299-2-RG | Live recording made on 27 January at Carnegie Hall, New York; Gramophone (April 1973) |
| 1951 | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata | Renata Tebaldi, Nell Rankin, Giacinto Prandelli, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni | Urania, CD: URN 22.189, Decca, CD: 481 1025 | Live recording made on 27 January at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan |
| 1952 | Tonkuenstlerorchester und Tonkuenstlerchor, Gustav Koslik | Ilona Steingruber, Rosette Anday, Ratko Delorco, Oskar Czerwenka | Remington R-199-150/2 (Vibraton, LP: VB-K 2022) | (Abridged, re-release, 1969) |
| 1953 | RIAS Symphony Orchestra, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, Ferenc Fricsay | Maria Stader, Marianna Radev, Helmut Krebs, Kim Borg | DGG, CD: 447 442-2 | Studio recording made on 22–26 September at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin |
| 1954 | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Oralia Domínguez, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Cesare Siepi | EMI, CD: 653565 5062 Naxos Records, CD: 8.111049-50 | Studio recording made 18–22, 25–27 June at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan |
| 1954 | Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan | Antonietta Stella, Oralia Domínguez, Nicolai Gedda, Giuseppe Modesti | Orfeo, CD: C 728 082 B | Live recording made on 26 November |
| 1955 | New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Guido Cantelli | Herva Nelli, Claramae Turner, Richard Tucker, Jerome Hines | Archipel, CD: 521, Premiere Opera, CD: CDNO 195-1 | Live recording made on 6 February |
| 1956 | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Walter Goehr | Corry Bijster, Elisabeth Pritchard, David Garen, Leonardo Wolovsky | Guilde Internationale Du Disque, MMS 2038 | Matrix / Runout (Disc Label Side 1): MMS 2038-1 Matrix / Runout (Disc Label Side 2): MMS 2038-2 |
| 1957 | The Philadelphia Orchestra, unnamed chorus, Eugene Ormandy | Leontyne Price, Nan Merriman, Richard Tucker, Giorgio Tozzi | Standing Room Only, CD: SRO-842-1 | Live recording made on 6 April at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 1958 | Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan | Leonie Rysanek, Christa Ludwig, Giuseppe Zampieri, Cesare Siepi | EMI, CD: 5 66880 2 | Live recording made on 21 August at the Salzburger Festspiele in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg |
| 1959 | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Bruno Walter | Zinka Milanov, Heidi Krall, Rosalind Elias, Carlo Bergonzi, Giorgio Tozzi | Bruno Walter Society, CD: BWS 1023 | Live recording made on 29 March |
| 1959 | Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Tullio Serafin | Shakeh Vartenissian, Fiorenza Cossotto, Eugenio Fernandi, Boris Christoff | EMI, LP: 153014612; Testament, CD: SBT2140 | Studio recording made 17–29 August; Alan Blyth: "among the most desirable versions", Gramophone (January 1999) |
| 1960 | Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, State Academy Chorus, Igor Markevitch | Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Petrov | ICA Classics, CD: ICAC 5068 | Live recording made in Moscow (venue not mentioned) |
| 1960 | Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein, Fritz Reiner | Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Giorgio Tozzi | RCA Victor, LP: LDS-6091 Decca, CD: 2DL2 467119 | Studio recording made 28 May – June 1960 |
| 1960 | Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Glinka Academic Chapelle Chorus, Alexander Melik-Pashayev | Galina Vishnevskaya, Irina Arkhipova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Petrov | Melodiya, CD: MEL CD 10 00433 | Live recording made on 12 June in the Grand Hall of Leningrad Philharmony, Saint Petersburg |
| 1960 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini | Joan Sutherland, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luigi Ottolini, Ivo Vinco | Myto, CD: MCD00309 | Live recording made on 21 August at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh |
| 1960 | RIAS Symphony Orchestra, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, RIAS Kammerchor, Ferenc Fricsay | Maria Stader, Oralia Domínguez, Gabor Carelli, Ivan Sardi | DGG, CD: 439 684-2 | Live recording made on 23 October in Berlin |
| 1960 | Orchestra and Chorus of the Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Stuttgarter Lehrergesangsverein, Stuttgarter Bach Chor, Hans Müller-Kray | Maria Stader, Marga Höffgen, Fritz Wunderlich, Gottlob Frick | Myto, CD: 916.48 | Live recording made on 2 November in Stuttgart |
| 1961 | NDR Sinfonieorchester and NDR Chor, WDR Chorus, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt | Stefania Woytowicz, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Boris Carmeli | Archipel Records, CD: ARPCD 0480 | Studio recording made at the Musikhalle Hamburg |
| 1963 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini | Amy Shuard, Anna Reynolds, Richard Lewis, David Ward | BBC Legends, CD: BBCL 40292 | Live recording made on 7 August at the Royal Albert Hall; rated highest in the 2008 Gramophone Guide |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Choir, Eugene Ormandy | Lucine Amara, Maureen Forrester, Richard Tucker, George London | Sony, CD: SB2K 53252 | Studio recording made on 14–15 May |
| 1964 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov | EMI, CD: 4783402 | Studio recording made 16–21, 23–27 September 1963 and 7 April 1964 |
| 1964 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini | Ilva Ligabue, Grace Bumbry, Sándor Kónya, Raffaele Arié | BBC Legends, CD: BBCL 4144-2 | Live, 26 April 1964, Royal Festival Hall. |
| 1964 | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pro Musica Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf | Birgit Nilsson, Lili Chookasian, Carlo Bergonzi, Ezio Flagello | RCA Victor, LP: LSC-7040 CD: 09026 63747-2 | Studio recording made 5–6 October at the Symphony Hall, Boston |
| 1965 | Suisse Romande Orchestra, Brassus Choir, Choir of the Grand Theater of Geneva, Ernest Ansermet | Régine Crespin, Rita Gorr, Mario Del Monaco, Tom Krause | Decca, CD: 409 932-2 DH2 | Studio recording made 21–22 February at the Grand Théâtre, Geneva |
| 1967 | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan | Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov | DGG, DVD: 073 4055GH | Telecast in January |
| 1967 | Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Georg Solti | Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Martti Talvela | Decca, CD: 411 944-2 DH2 | Studio recording made in October at the Sofiensaal, Vienna |
| 1967 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus, Zubin Mehta | Gwyneth Jones, Grace Bumbry, Franco Corelli, Ezio Flagello | Myto Records, CD: 2MCD013.245 | Live Recording made in Los Angeles on 14 November 1967 |
| 1968 | Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, George Szell | Gabriella Tucci, Janet Baker, Pierre Duval, Martti Talvela | Golden Melodram, CD: GM 4.0067 | Live recording made on 5 February at Carnegie Hall in New York City. |
| 1969 | Munich Philharmonic, Münchener Bach-Chor, Philharmonischer Chor München, Karl Richter | Ingrid Bjoner, Hertha Töpper, Waldemar Kmentt, Gottlob Frick | Altus, CD: ALT 156/7 | Live recording made on 2 February in the Congress Hall of the Deutsches Museum, Munich. |
| 1969 | New Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Chorus, John Barbirolli | Montserrat Caballé, Fiorenza Cossotto, Jon Vickers, Ruggero Raimondi | EMI, CD: CZS 7628922 | Studio recording made on 18 and 30 August 1969 and 25 January 1970 at Watford Town Hall, Watford |
| 1970 | London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Leonard Bernstein | Martina Arroyo, Josephine Veasey, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi | CBS, CD: 77231 | Studio recording made 23, 24, 26 February at the Royal Albert Hall Gramophone (September 1989) |
| 1970 | RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, RAI Chorus of Rome, RAI Chorus of Milan, Claudio Abbado | Renata Scotto, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov | Opera d'oro, CD: OPD-1352 | Live (radio) recording made on 10 October in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome |
| 1970 | Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Chor der Städtische Musikverein Gütersloh, Matthias Büchel | Herrat Eicker, Hedwig Schubert, William Johns, Karl Ridderbusch | Eurodisc, LP: 61 770 (Club-Sonderauflage) | Live recording made on 18 November in the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle at Bielefeld, Germany |
| 1970 | Residentie Orchestra, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting Chorus Willem van Otterloo | Martina Arroyo Carol Smith Alexander Young Martti Talvela | Claves Records, CD: CD 50-9911 | Live recording made on 11 and 12 December in The Hague (venue not mentioned) |
| 1972 | Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan | Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Carlo Cossutta, Nicolai Ghiaurov | DGG, CD: 437 473 | Studio recording made in January |
| 1973 | New Orleans Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Werner Torkanowsky | Johanna Meier, Beverly Wolff, Nicholas di Virgilio, Norman Treigle | Opera Depot, CD: OD 11984-2 | Live recording made on 9 January at the Theatre of the Performing Arts, New Orleans |
| 1975 | Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Alain Lombard | Joyce Barker, Mignon Dunn, Ermanno Mauro, Paul Plishka | Erato, CD: 0630-18967-2 | Studio recording made in June at the Palais des Fêtes, Strasbourg, France |
| 1977 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Georg Solti | Leontyne Price, Janet Baker, Veriano Luchetti, José van Dam | RCA Victor, LP: ARL2-2476 CD: 61403-2- | Studio recording made 1–2 June; Grammy Award Winner |
| 1979 | HRT Symphony Orchestra, Academic Choir Ivan Goran Kovačić, Lovro von Matačić | Margaret Price, Ruža Pospiš-Baldani, Nicolai Gedda, Luigi Roni | Premiere Opera, CD: CDNO 6292 | Live recording made on 13 July at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Dominican Church) |
| 1979 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti | Renata Scotto, Agnes Baltsa, Veriano Luchetti, Yevgeny Nesterenko | EMI | Studio recording made at the Kingsway Hall, London |
| 1979 | Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Kazimierz Kord | Teresa Żylis-Gara, Krystina Szostek-Radkowa, Wiesław Ochman, Leonard Andrzej Mróz | A Night At the Opera, CD: ANATO 012 | Type, date and location of recording not mentioned |
| 1980 | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Claudio Abbado | Katia Ricciarelli, Shirley Verrett, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov | DGG, CD: 415 976-2 GH2 | Studio recording made in February 1980 at the Centro Telecinematografico Culturale, Milan |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Orchestra, Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, Riccardo Muti | Katia Ricciarelli, Florence Quivar, Veriano Luchetti, Simon Estes | WFLN, LP POA 101 (uncommercial) | Live recording made on 14 April at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia |
| 1980 | ORF Symphony Orchestra, ORF Choir, Leif Segerstam | Júlia Várady, Alexandrina Milczewa, Alberto Cupido, Nicola Ghiuselev | ORF, LP (uncommercial) | Live recording made on 3 October at the church of the Herzogenburg Monastery |
| 1980 | New York Philharmonic, Musica Sacra Chorus, Zubin Mehta | Montserrat Caballé, Bianca Berini, Plácido Domingo, Paul Plishka | Sony Masterworks, CD: 88765456722 | Live recording made on 24, 25 and 27 October in the Avery Fisher Hall, New York City Gramophone (January 1982) |
| 1982 | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine | Leontyne Price, Florence Quivar, Plácido Domingo, John Cheek | Metropolitan Opera CD | Live recording made on 20 February (released in 2010) |
| 1983 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Jesús López-Cobos | Margaret Price, Livia Budai, Giuseppe Giacomini, Robert Lloyd | LPO/BBC, CD: LPO-0048 | Live recording made on 24 April at the Royal Festival Hall, London |
| 1984 | Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Herbert von Karajan | Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, José van Dam | DGG, CD: 439 0332 | Studio recording made in June at the Musikverein, Vienna |
| 1987 | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Robert Shaw | Susan Dunn, Diane Curry, Jerry Hadley, Paul Plishka | Telarc, CD: 80152 | Studio recording made in April at the Symphony Hall, Atlanta |
| 1987 | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti | Cheryl Studer, Dolora Zajick, Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey | EMI, CD: CDS 7 49390 2 | Live recording made on 26 and 29 June at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan |
| 1988 | Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Münchener Bach-Chor, Frankfurt Singing Academy, Hanns-Martin Schneidt | Sharon Sweet, Jard van Nes, Francisco Araiza, Simon Estes | Arte Nova Classics, CD: 74321 35799 2 | Live recording made on 30 October at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich |
| 1989 | Berlin Philharmonic, Ernst-Senff Choir, Carlo Maria Giulini | Sharon Sweet, Florence Quivar, Vinson Cole, Simon Estes | DGG, CD: 477 7584 GGP2 | Studio recording made in April at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin |
| 1989 | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti | Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Luciana d'Intino, Fernando de la Mora, Paul Plishka | Artistotipia, CD: AL 105/106 LE | Live recording made on 18 October in the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory |
| 1990 | Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, World Festival Choir, Lorin Maazel | Sharon Sweet, Dolora Zajick, Luciano Pavarotti, Paul Plishka | Multigram, DVD | Live recording made in August at the Verona Arena |
| 1991 | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Choir, Sir Colin Davis | Carol Vaness, Florence Quivar, Dennis O'Neill, Carlo Colombara | RCA Victor Red Seal, CD: 60902-2 | Studio recording made on 7–10 October at the Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich |
| 1991 | Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Claudio Abbado | Cheryl Studer, Marjana Lipovšek, José Carreras, Ruggero Raimondi | DGG, CD: 435 884-2 | Studio recording made on 11 October |
| 1992 | Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner | Ľuba Orgonášová, Anne Sofie von Otter, Luca Canonici, Alastair Miles | Philips, CD: 442 1422 | Live recording made in December on period instruments at All Hallows Church, London |
| 1993 | Munich Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic Choir Sergiu Celibidache | Elena Filipova, Reinhild Runkel, Peter Dvorský, Kurt Rydl | EMI, CD: 7243 5 57848 2 7 | Live recording made on 27 and 30 November at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich |
| 1994 | Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, NDR Chor, Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti | Daniela Dessì, Gloria Scalchi, Chris Merritt, Roberto Scandiuzzi | Serenissima, CD: C 360.155-56 | Live recording made at the Kaiserdom zu Speyer, Speyer |
| 1994 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes | Elizabeth Connell, Ameral Gunson, Edmund Burham, John Tomlinson | EMI, CD: HMVD 5 72773 2 | Live recording made on 1 March at St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| 1994 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Daniel Barenboim | Alessandra Marc, Waltraud Meier, Plácido Domingo, Ferruccio Furlanetto | Warner, CD: Apex 2564 67716-8 | Studio recording made in September at the Orchestra Hall, Chicago |
| 1995 | London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox | Michèle Crider, Markella Hatziano, Gabriel Sadé, Robert Lloyd | Chandos, CD: CHAN 9490 | Studio recording made in July at the All Saints' Church, Tooting |
| 1996 | Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Orfeón Donostiarra, Michel Plasson | Júlia Várady, Felicity Palmer, Keith Olsen, Roberto Scandiuzzi | EMI, CD: 556459 2 | Studio recording made 2–5 July |
| 1998 | Virtuosi di Praga Orchestra, Consort Caritatis Choir, Howard Dyck | Heidi Klassen, Linda Maguire, Paul Frey, Phillip Ens | Consort Caritatis, CD: CC9811 | Live recording made on 8 July at the Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague |
| 1998 | NHK Symphony Orchestra, Nikikai Chorus, Myung-whun Chung | Tomoko Nakamura, Akemi Nishi, Shigehiro Sano, Tasuku Naono | King Record, CD: KICC 3034/5 | Live recording made on 3 September at the NHK Hall, Tokyo |
| 2000 | Kirov Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev | Renée Fleming, Olga Borodina, Andrea Bocelli, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo | Philips, CD: 468 079-2 PH2 | Studio recording made from 11 to 15 July at All Hallows Church, London |
| 2001 | Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, Incheon City Chorale, Suwon Civic Chorale, Ansan City Choir Myung-whun Chung | Tomoko Nakamura, Akemi Nishi, Won-jun Lee Hideto Ihara | Asia Star Networks, CD: ASNCD-001 (uncommercial) | Live recording made on 20 January at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Arts Center |
| 2001 | Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Opera Australia Chorus, Simone Young | Rosamund Illing, Bernadette Cullen, Dennis O'Neill, Bruce Martin | ABC Classics, CD: 472 430-2 | Live recording made on 22 and 24 January at the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, Sydney |
| 2001 | Berlin Philharmonic, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra, Claudio Abbado | Angela Gheorghiu, Daniela Barcellona, Roberto Alagna, Julian Konstantinov | EMI, DVD: DVB4 92693-9; EMI, CD: 557168-2 | Recorded live on 27 January, the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death, in Berlin |
| 2001 | Staatskapelle Dresden, Chorus of the Staatsoper Dresden, Sinfoniechor Dresden Giuseppe Sinopoli | Daniela Dessì, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Johan Botha, Roberto Scandiuzzi | private recording, CD | Live recording made on 13 and 14 February at the Semperoper, Dresden |
| 2005 | Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Orfeón Donostiarra, Coro de la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Jesús López-Cobos | Indra Thomas, Luciana d'Intino, Roberto Aronica, René Pape | RTVE Musica, CD: 65252 | Live recording made on 20 October in the Auditorio Principe Felipe, Oviedo |
| 2006 | Youth Orchestra of the Americas, EuropaChorAkademie Plácido Domingo | Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Fredrika Brillembourg, Marco Berti, Ildar Abdrazakov | Glor Classics, CD: 162202 | Live recording made on 6 August at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich |
| 2009 | Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano | Anja Harteros, Sonia Ganassi, Rolando Villazón, René Pape | EMI, CD: 6989362 | Live recording made from 8 to 13 January in the Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome |
| 2009 | London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | Christine Brewer, Karen Cargill, Stuart Neill, John Relyea | LSO Live, SACD: LSO 0693 | Live recording, 11 and 14 January 2009 at the Barbican Centre, London |
| 2010 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Riccardo Muti | Barbara Frittoli, Olga Borodina, Mario Zeffiri, Ildar Abdrazakov | SACD: CSO Resound 9011008 CD: CSO Resound 9011006 | Recorded live at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, January 15, 2009 - January 17, 2009 |
| 2011 | Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, Donald Kendrick | Karen Slack, Julie Simson, Bjorn Arvidsson, Kevin Thompson | Living Sound, CD: EAN 0884501515214 | Live recording made at UC Davis Mondavi Center on March 19, 2011, Davis, CA, USA |
| 2012 | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano Daniel Barenboim | Anja Harteros, Elīna Garanča Jonas Kaufmann René Pape | Decca Classics, CD (2): 0289 478 5245 2 DVD: 0440 074 3807 7 Blu-ray: 0440 074 3808 4 | Live recording made on 27 and 28 August at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan |
| 2015 | New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor) New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (director) | Angela Meade, Lilli Paasikivi, Brandon Jovanovich, Eric Owens | Digital Recording | Live recording made January 15–17, 2015, Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center. |