- Richard Bonynge, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sherrill Milnes & Dame Joan Sutherland
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Mirella Freni, Sir Thomas Allen, Paata Burchuladze, Neil Shicoff, Staatskapelle Dresden, James Levine & MDR-Rundfunkchor
- Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna
- Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonique de Vienne & Wiener Singverein
- Vienna Friends of Music Society, Herbert von Karajan, Eugenia Ratti, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Arnold Mill, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi, Fernando Corena & Renata Tebaldi
- Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Maria Callas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Vittorio Gui
- Elena Suliotis, Mario del Monaco, Fiorenza Cossotto, Santa Cecilia Orchestra & Silvio Varviso