- 1962
- Marilyn Horne & Martin Katz
- Renée Fleming & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis
- Shirley Verrett & Charles Wadsworth
- Beverly Sills
- Thomas Schippers, Philharmonia Orchestra & Eileen Farrell
- Anna Moffo, Rome Opera Orchestra & Tullio Serafin