- 1962
- Jessye Norman, Boston Pops Orchestra & John Williams
- Marilyn Horne, English Chamber Orchestra & Carl Davis
- Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony Orchestra & Renée Fleming
- Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel, Beverly Sills, Florence Kopleff & Natania Davrath
- Shirley Verrett & Charles Wadsworth
- Kathleen Battle & Orchestra Of St Luke's