- José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra & Jesús López-Cobos
- Christa Ludwig, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni & Philharmonique de Vienne
- Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dame Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Jules Bruyere & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Dame Joan Sutherland, Ingvar Wixell, Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolai Ghiaurov & Richard Bonynge
- Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Birgit Nilsson, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Franco Corelli & Renata Scotto