December 16, 1996 14 songs, 1 hour 14 minutes ℗ Originally released 1952, 1953, 1955 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
- Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson, Astrid Varnay, Max Lorenz, Lauritz Melchior, Hans Hotter & Josef Greindl
- Fernando Corena, Suzanne Danco, Cesare Siepi, Kurt Böhme, Anton Dermota, Lisa Della Casa, Hilde Güden, Walter Berry, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic & Josef Krips
- Astrid Varnay, Josef Greindl, Joseph Keilberth & Wolfgang Windgassen
- Angelo Mercuriale, Antonio Costantino, Birgit Nilsson, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Dino Formichini, Florindo Andreolli, Gabriella Carturan, Joao Gibin, Lovro von Matačić, Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra, Renato Ercolani & Walter Legge
- Bayreuth Festival Choir, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Herman Uhde, Eleanor Steber, Astrid Varnay, Wolfgang Windgassen, Josef Greindl, Hans Braun, Gerhard Stolze, Josef Janke , Alfons Herwig & Theo Adam
- Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jess Thomas, Ruth Hesse, Otto Wiener, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
- Tullio Serafin, Jon Vickers & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House