- Angela Gheorghiu, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado & Roberto Alagna
- Anja Silja, Grace Bumbry, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch
- Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly
- René Pape, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle
- Dame Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Richard Bonynge