- Anna Netrebko, Wiener Philharmoniker & Gianandrea Noseda
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Berliner Philharmoniker & James Levine
- Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Mackerras
- Jean Martinon & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Colin Davis & Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni & Wiener Philharmoniker
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Boston Symphony Orchestra & James Levine