Opera, Meyerbeer (composer)

John Osborn (Robert), Nicolas Courjal (Bertram), Amina Edris (Alice), Erin Morley (Isabelle), Nico Darmanin (Raimbaut) Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opera National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski

Michael Spyres (baritenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

Diana Damrau (soprano) Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Emmanuel Villaume

Jodie Devos (soprano), Brussels Philharmonic, Pierre Bleuse

John Osborn (Jean de Leyde), Elizabeth DeShong (Fidès), Mané Galoyan (Berthe), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Count Oberthal) London Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder

Pene Pati (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Bordeaux, Emmanuel Villaume

Florian Sempey (baritone), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Victor Jacob

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Bertrand de Billy

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Bertrand de Billy

Joyce El-Khoury (soprano), Michael Spyres (tenor) The Hallé, Carlo Rizzi

Giulio Tampalini (guitar)

Bryan Hymel (tenor) PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Emmanuel Villaume

Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano) Accademia degli Astrusi, Federico Ferri

Diana Damrau (soprano) Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Emmanuel Villaume

Maria Callas (soprano)

Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Chorus & Orchestra of the ROH, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta

Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano) Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Marc Minkowski

Pretty Yende (soprano) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Sagripanti

Joan Sutherland (soprano) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Ben Heppner (tenor), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Jürgen Musser (clarinet), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Roberto Abbado

Franco Corelli featuring RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin and Arturo Basile, Franco Corelli (tenor), Franco Ferraris, Franco Corelli featuring Alfredo Simonetto and RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin, Turin and Umberto Cattini, Umberto Cattini, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano), Metropolitan Opera (opera company), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Arturo Basile, Alfredo Simonetto, Horst Stein, Karl Böhm, Anton Guadagno

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Michał Nesterowicz

Véronique Gens (soprano) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

Jussi Björling (tenor)

Annick Massis (Margherita d'Anjou), Bruce Ford (Duke of Lavarenne), Daniela Barcellona (Isaura), Alastair Miles (Carlo), Fabio Previati (Michele), Pauls Putnins (Duke of Gloucester), Colin Lee (Bellapunta), Roland Wood (Orner) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

Varduhi Abrahamyan (mezzo-soprano)

Julie Fuchs (soprano) Enrique Mazzola

Roberto Alagna (tenor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London Voices, Bertrand de Billy

Leontyne Price (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Leontyne Price (soprano) RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Huw Williams (organ)

Maria Callas (soprano)

Jussi Bjorling

Bryan Hymel (Robert), Matial Defontaine (Raimbaut), Carmen Giannattasio (Alice), Patrizia Ciofi (Isabelle), Alastair Miles (Bertram), Carlo Striuli (Alberti), Angelo Nardinocchi (Un Chevalier), Francesco Pittari (Un heraut – le maitre de cerimonie), Paolo Gloriante (Un Chevalier), Elena Memoli (Une dame d’honneur) Orchestra Filarmonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi’ & Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Salerno, Daniel Oren

Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Ettore Bastianini (bass-baritone), Antonietta Stella (soprano), Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Cornell MacNeil (baritone), Fernando Corena (baritone), Sylvia Stahlman (soprano), Arnold van Mill (bass), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Gianna D'Angelo (soprano), Enzo Sordello (baritone), Angelo Mercuriali (tenor) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro dell'Ac, Erich Leinsdorf, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Tullio Serafin, John Pritchard, Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan

Joan Sutherland (soprano) Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Susan Gritton, Ann Murray, Stella Doufexis (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor, vocalist), Eric Garrett (baritone), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Gian Carlo Luccardi (bass), David Romano, John Wustman (piano), José Carreras (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Zucchero, Andrea Bocelli (tenor), Frank Sinatra (vocals), East London Gospel Choir, Eric Clapton, Passengers, Elton John (vocalist, piano), Davey Johnstone (guitar), John Jorgenson (guitar), Bob Birch (bassguitar), Guy Babylon (keyboard, stringarranger), Charlie Morgan (drumkit, percussion), Paul Kegg (cello), Vaughan Armon (violin), Boguslav Kostecki (violin), Peter Oxer (violin), Wilfred Gibson (violin), Jim McLeod (violin), Jackie Shave (orchestramember), Howard Ball (orchestramember), Frank Lloyd (orchestramember), Chris Laurence (doublebass), John Pigneguy (orchestramember), Paul Cullington (orchestramember), Katie Wilkinson (orchestramember), Andrew Parker (orchestramember), David Daniels (cello), Eddie Roberts (orchestramember), Robin McGee (orchestramember), Maciej Rakowski (orchestramember), Paul Willey (violin), Alison Kelly (violin), Gavyn Wright (violin), David Nolan (violin), Jonathan Strange (violin), Bill Benham (viola), Tony Pleeth (orchestramember), Jon Ewans Jones (violin), Gillian Findley (violin), Mike De Saulles (violin), Jonathan Bradbury (violin), Brian Hawkins (viola), John Underwood (viola), Philip Dukes (viola), Philip De Groote (viola), Jonathan Williams (cello), Chris Van Kampen (cello), Hugh Seenan (orchestramember), Céline Dion, Tracy Chapman, Alberto Bartoli (percussion), Stefano "Tellus" Nanni (piano), Kameron Brown (doublebass), Michele Centonze (guitar), Fabio Sartoni (drumkit), Marco Tamburini (trumpet), Piero Odorici (saxophone), Roberto Rossi (trombone), Veris Giannetti (tenor), Livio Borri (chorusconductor), Queen, Lou Reed, Barry White, Les Disciples de Massenet, The Symphonic Orchestra, Franz-Paul Decker, Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Wiener Philharmoniker, English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, New Philharmonia Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Philharmonia Orchestra, The London Opera Chorus, Unknown Orchestra, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Metropolitan Opera, Orchestra da Camera Arcangelo Corelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica Di Torino, Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana, Orchestra di Roma, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Corale Gioachino Rossini, Wiener Staatsoper, BBC Philharmonic, Les Petits Chanteurs Du Mont-Royal, Philharmonia Chorus, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Sir Edward Downes, Richard Bonynge, Sir Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta, Herbert von Karajan, Leone Magiera, Kurt Herbert Adler, Robin Stapleton, Anton Guadagno, Piero Gamba, Giuseppe Patanè, Nicola Rescigno, Giancarlo Chiaramello, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Bruno Bartoletti, Emerson Buckley, Henry Mancini, James Levine, Aldo Sisilli, Maurizio Benini, Bill Miller, Marco Armiliato, Anne Dudley, Marco Boemi, José Molina, Romano Musumarra, Sir John Pritchard

Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Morphing Chamber Orchestra, Bassem Akiki

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor, vocals), Vienna Opera Chorus, Mirella Freni (soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Stefano "Tellus" Nanni (piano), Kameron Brown (double bass), Michele Centonze (guitar), Fabio Sartoni (drums, drum), Marco Tamburini (trumpet), Piero Odorici (saxophone), Roberto Rossi (trombone), Veris Giannetti (tenor), Antonella Pepe (soprano), David Romano, Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass (vocal)), Leo Nucci (baritone), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Andrea Bocelli (tenor), Passengers, Elton John (vocalist, piano), Philip Dukes (viola), Hugh Seenan (orchestra/member), Chris Van Kampen (cello), Jonathan Williams (cello), Philip De Groote (viola), Brian Hawkins (viola), John Underwood (viola), Jonathan Bradbury (violin), Mike De Saulles (violin), Gillian Findley (violin), Jon Ewans Jones (violin), Tony Pleeth (orchestra/member), Bill Benham (viola), David Nolan (violin), Jonathan Strange (violin), Gavyn Wright (violin), Charlie Morgan (percussion, drums), Vaughan Armon (violin), Guy Babylon (keyboards), Bob Birch (bass guitar), John Jorgenson (guitar), Davey Johnstone (guitar), Paul Kegg (cello), Boguslav Kostecki (violin), Alison Kelly (violin), Katie Wilkinson (orchestra/member), Paul Willey (violin), Maciej Rakowski (orchestra/member), Robin McGee (orchestra/member), Eddie Roberts (orchestra/member), David Daniels (cello), Andrew Parker (orchestra/member), Paul Cullington (orchestra/member), Peter Oxer (violin), John Pigneguy (orchestra/member), Chris Laurence (double bass), Frank Lloyd (orchestra/member), Howard Ball (orchestra/member), Jackie Shave (orchestra/member), Jim McLeod (violin), Wilfred Gibson (violin), Céline Dion, East London Gospel Choir, Lionel Richie, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Corale Voci Bianche, Liberian Children's Choir, Frank Sinatra (vocals), Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Berliner Philharmoniker, English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Opernorchester, Wiener Volksopernorchester, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Opera Chorus, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Unknown Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera Arcangelo Corelli, Orchestra Filarmonica Di Torino, Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana, Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta, Herbert von Karajan, Richard Bonynge, Nicola Rescigno, Sir Edward Downes, Leone Magiera, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Sir Georg Solti, Riccardo Chailly, Maurizio Benini, Giancarlo Chiaramello, Henry Mancini, Anton Guadagno, Kurt Herbert Adler, Piero Gamba, Rob Mathes, Emerson Buckley, Robin Stapleton, Aldo Sisilli, Anne Dudley, Marco Boemi, José Molina, Marco Armiliato, Bill Miller

Enrico Caruso

Christopher Herrick (Letourneau organ in the Concert Hall of The Winspear Centre, Edmonton, Canada)

Eugene Conley (tenor) The New Symphony Orchestra, Robert Farnon and His Orchestra, Royalton Kisch, Alberto Erede, Warwick Braithwaite

Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti, Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Orchestra of Emilia Romagna "Arturo Toscanini", Emerson Buckley (director), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro, José Carreras (tenor), Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatro Del Liceu De Barcelona, Coral Polifónica de Puig-Reig, Ramón Noguera (chorus master), Ensemble, Paco de Lucía (guitar), Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Tucker (tenor), Columbia Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Peter Hofmann (tenor), Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Agnes Baltsa (soprano), Julio Salazar (director), Bonaventura Bottone (tenor), Chorus of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Orchestra of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New York Philharmonic Orchestra John DeMain, Joan Casas, John Pritchard, Franz Allers, Jonathan Tunick, Lee Holdridge, Ivan Fischer, Pierre Dervaux, John Pryce-Jones, Zubin Mehta

David Hill (soloist), Noel Rawsthorne (soloist), David Halls (soloist), Richard Lloyd (soloist), Francis Jackson (soloist), Stephen Cleobury (soloist), Malcolm Archer (soloist), Timothy Farrell (soloist), Catherine Ennis (soloist)

Mario del Monaco (tenor), Ernesto Nicelli e i suoi solisti, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Alberto Erede, Franco Ghione

Lars Björling, Anouchka Mukherjee, Harry Ebert, Unknown, Brita Lignell, Lilian Carlsson, Ulf Wesslén, Gunnar Hahn, John McCay, Jan Eyron, Carl-otto Erasmie, Sergei Reznikov

Paul van Kempen

Jussi Bjorling (tenor), Hjödis Schymberg (Mimi), Victoria de los Angeles (Nedda), Leonard Warren (Tonio), Paul Franke (Beppe), Robert Merrill (Silvio), Victoria de los Angeles (Mimi), Lucine Amara (Musetta), Robert Merrill (Marcello), John Reardon (Schaunard), Giorgio Tozzi (Colline), Victoria de los Angeles (Butterfly), Miriam Pirazzini (Suzuki), Mario Sereni (Sharpless), Piero de Palma (Goro)

Joan Sutherland (Marguerite de Valois), Martina Arroyo (Valentine de Saint-Bris), Huguette Tourangeau (Urbain), Anastasios Vrenios (Raoul de Nangis), Dominic Cossa (Compte de Nevers), Gabriel Bacquier (Compte de Saint-Bris), Nicola Ghiuselev (Marcel), John Wakefield (Bois-Rosé/De Tavannes), Joseph Ward (De Cossé), John Noble (De Thoré), Glynne Thomas (De Retz), John Gibbs (De Meru) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Phillip McCann (cornet) Sellers Engineering Band, Norman Law

Valerie Bak (Marguerite), Maud Cunitz (Valentine), Karl Terkal (Urbain) & Walter Berry (Comte de Gris) Robert Heger

Francesco Navarini (1855-1923) - a bass with a voluminous sound, rich and dark, never plummy. Eugenio Giraldoni (1871-1924) - a baritone who projects his roles as a great actor.

Patrizia Ciofi (soprano)

Joseph Schmidt

Elizabeth Futral (soprano), Vladimir Ognev, Darina Takova, Aled Hall, Christopher Maltman (baritone), Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Agnete Munk Rasmussen, Patrizia Cigna, Robert Lee, Fernand Bernadi, Luis Ledesma, Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

Warren Mok (Raoul de Nangis), Desirée Rancatore (Marguerite de Valois), Annalisa Raspagliosi (Valentine de Saint-Bris), Luca Grassi (Comte de Saint-Bris), Sara Allegretta (Urbain) Italian International Orchestra; Bratislava Chamber Choir, Renato Palumbo

Guibee Yang (soprano), Martin Gabler (bass), Kouta Rasanen (bass), Rolf Broman (bass), Bernhard Berchtold (tenor), Anton Reimer (tenor), Pierre-Yves Pruvot (bass), Claudia Sorokina (soprano), Tiina Penttinen (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Frob (tenor), Thomas Seidel (tenor), Bjorn Werner (bass), Stefan Kringel (bass), Tommaso Randazzo (tenor) Robert Schumann Philharmonie, Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Frank Beermann