- Birgit Nilsson, James McCracken, Wiener Philharmoniker & Lorin Maazel
- Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dame Joan Sutherland, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Cecilia Bartoli, Gundula Janowitz, Juan Diego Flórez & Renée Fleming
- Renée Fleming, Barbara Bonney, Christoph Eschenbach & Vienna Philharmonic
- Plácido Domingo, Carlo Maria Giulini & Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Antonio Pappano, Violeta Urmana, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Deborah Voigt & Plácido Domingo
- 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