January 1, 1980 43 songs, 2 hours 31 minutes A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1980, 1986 Parlophone Records Limited
- Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Heinz Zednik, Hermann Becht, Fritz Hübner, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
- Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Opera Company of Boston & Richard Bonynge
- Walter Berry, Pilar Lorengar, Patricia Wise, Christa Ludwig, Giorgio Zancanaro, Francisco Araiza, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Lorin Maazel
- Cynthia Buchan, Marilyn Schmiege, Franz Gerihsen, Gary Bertini, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Kennedy, Jocelyne Taillon, Cologne Radio Chorus, Mitsuko Shirai, Josef Otten, Jorg Pavelec, Monique Baudoin & Francine Laurent
- Carlo Felice Cillario, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Montserrat Caballé, Shirley Verrett & Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra
- Richard Bonynge, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sherrill Milnes & Dame Joan Sutherland