January 1, 1996 65 songs, 2 hours 39 minutes A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1996 Warner Music UK Limited
- Thomas Schippers, London Symphony Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Carlo Bergonzi & Piero Cappuccilli
- Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Christa Ludwig, Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
- Sherrill Milnes, Giovanni Foiani, Ruggero Raimondi, Simon Estes, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini, Shirley Verrett, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
- Thomas Hampson, José Van Dam, Michel Plasson, Nadine Denize, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Cheryl Studer & Ben Heppner
- Hallé, Sir Mark Elder, Egils Silins, Susan Bickley, Yvonne Howard, Susan Bullock, Linda Finnie, Katherine Broderick, Miranda Keys, Ceri Williams, Leah-Marian Jones, Clive Bayley, Elaine McKrill, Sarah Castle, Alison Kettlewell & Stig Andersen