- 1981
- José Carreras
- Luciano Pavarotti, Sir Edward Downes & Wiener Opernorchester
- Barbara Bonney, Christoph Eschenbach, Renée Fleming & Vienna Philharmonic
- Renata Tebaldi
- Renée Fleming, Philharmonia Orchestra & Sebastian Lang-Lessing
- Mirella Freni
- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno & Ruth Ann Swenson