Opus Arte

Linda Watson (Elektra), Jane Henschel (Klytämnestra), Manuela Uhl (Chrysothemis), René Kollo (Aegisth), Albert Dohmen (Orest), Andreas Hörl (Orest’s tutor), Jörg Schneider (A young servant), Carsten Sabrowski (An old servant) & Irmgard Vilsmaier (An overseer) Vienna Philharmonic Choir & Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (conductor) & Herbert Wernicke (stage director)

Miyako Yoshida (The Sugar Plum Fairy), Ricardo Cervera/Steven McRae (Nephew/Nutcracker), Steven McRae (The Prince), Gary Avis (Drosselmeyer) & Iohna Loots (Clara) The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels (conductor) & Peter Wright (director)

Miyako Yoshida (The Sugar Plum Fairy), Ricardo Cervera/Steven McRae (Nephew/Nutcracker), Steven McRae (The Prince), Gary Avis (Drosselmeyer) & Iohna Loots (Clara) The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels (conductor) & Peter Wright (director)

Joaquín Achúcarro (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Bruce Ford (Mitridate), Jochen Kowalski (Farnace), Ann Murray (Sifare), Luba Orgonasova (Aspasia), Lillian Watson (Ismene) The Royal Opera Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Paul Daniel and Stage Directed by Graham Vick

Simon Keenlyside (Don Giovanni), Kyle Ketelsen (Leporello), Eric Halfvarson (Commendatore), Marina Poplavskaya (Donna Anna), Joyce DiDonato (Donna Elvira), Ramón Vargas (Don Ottavio), Miah Persson (Zerlina), Robert Gleadow (Masetto) The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Charles Mackerras (conductor) & Francesca Zambello (stage director)

Yvonne Kenny (Anna Glawari), Bo Skovhus (Danilo), Angelika Kirchschlager (Valencienne), Gregory Turay (Camille) San Francisco Opera Orchestra & San Francisco Opera Chorus and Ballet, Erich Kunzel (conductor) & Lotfi Mansouri (stage director)

Cynthia Haymon (Poppea), Brigitte Balleys (Nerone), Michael Chance (Ottone), Harry van der Kamp (Seneca), Ning Liang (Ottavia), Heidi Grant Murphy (Drusilla), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Arnalta), Dominique Visse (Nutrice), Claron McFadden (Valletto) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, stage direction by Pierre Audi

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Ulisse), Graciela Araya (Penelope), Toby Spence (Telemaco), Jaco Huijpen (Antinoo), Christopher Gillett (Pisandro), Diana Montague (Minerva), Brian Asawa (Anfinomo) Baroque Ensemble Orchestra, Glen Wilson, stage direction by Pierre Audi

Royal Shakespeare Company

Roberto De Candia (Bruschino Padre), Carlo Lepore (Gaudenzio), Maria Aleida (Sofia) & David Alegret (Florville) Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini, Daniele Rustioni (conductor) & Teatro Sotterraneo (director)

Roberto De Candia (Bruschino Padre), Carlo Lepore (Gaudenzio), Maria Aleida (Sofia) & David Alegret (Florville) Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini, Daniele Rustioni (conductor) & Teatro Sotterraneo (director)

Victoria Hewitt (Mrs Tittlemouse), Ricardo Cervera (Johnny Town-Mouse), Jonathan Howells (Mrs Tiggy-Winkle), Gemma Sykes (Jemima Puddle-Duck), Gary Avis (The Fox), Bennet Gartside (Pigling Bland), Laura Morera (Pig-Wig), David Pickering (Aunt Pettitoes), Zachary Faruque (Mr Jeremy Fisher), Giacomo Ciriaci (Tom Thumb), Iohna Loots (Hunca Munca), Joshua Tuifua (Peter Rabbit) & Steven McRae (Squirrel Nutkin) The Royal Ballet & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy

Mark Arends (Proteus), Michael Marcus (Valentine), Jonny Glynn (The Duke of Milan), Pearl Chanda (Julia), Sarah MacRae (Silvia), Leigh Quinn (Lucetta), Keith Osborn (Antonio), Nicholas Gerard-Martin (Turio Nicholas) Royal Shakespeare Company, Simon Godwin (director)

Royal Ballet, Balletboyz

Natalia Osipova, Jonathan Goddard

Northern Ballet

Krystian Adam (Orfeo), Hana Blažíková (La Musica/Euridice), Anna Dennis (Ninfa), Kangmin Justin Kim (Speranza), Lucile Richardot (Messaggera), Francesca Boncompagni (Proserpina), Gianluca Burrato (Caronte/Plutone), Furio Zanasi (Apollo) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

Hana Blažíková, Kangmin Justin Kim, Carlo Vistoli, Gianluca Buratto, Lucile Richardot, Anna Dennis, Marianna Pizzolato, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

Leo Tetteh, Alice Kawalek, Constance Devernay, Bruno Micchiardi, Rishan Benjamin, Melissa Parsons, Jerome Anthony Barnes, Marge Hendrick, Sophie Martin, Nicholas Shoesmith, Grace Horler, Scottish Ballet Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland, Christopher Hampson (choreographer), Peter Darrell (choreographer), Jean-Claude Picard

Carlos Álvarez (Rigoletto), Lisette Oropesa (Gilda), Liparit Avetisyan (Il Duca), Ramonza Zaharia (Maddalena), Brindley Sherratt (Sparafucile), Eric Greene (Monterone) Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, Oliver Mears

The Royal Ballet (ballet company), Edward Watson (dancer), Gary Avis (dancer), Sarah Lamb (dancer), Royal Opera House Covent Garden (opera company), Koen Kessels

Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova; The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Boris Gruzin, Natalia Makarova

Mayara Magri, Thomas Whitehead, Liam Boswell, Matthew Ball, James Hay, Gary Avis (dancer), Calvin Richardson, Leticia Dias, Royal Opera House Covent Garden (opera company), Valery Ovsyanikov

Giulia Semenzato (Susanna), Riccardo Fassi (Figaro), Federica Lombardi (Countess), Germán E. Alcántara (Count), Hanna Hipp (Cherubino) Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano, David McVicar

Sarah Lamb (Manon) & Vadim Muntagirov (Des Grieux) Martin Yates

The Royal Ballet

Alban Lendorf (Gennaro), Alexandra Lo Sardo (Teresina), Benjamin Buza (Golfo), Lis Jeppesen (Veronica), Alba Nadal (Giovanina), Mette Bodtcher (Flora), Jean-Lucien Massot (Peppo), Fernando Mora (Giacomo), Poul Erik Hesselkilde (Pascarillo), Josephine Berggreen (A Pilgrim) Royal Danish Ballet & Det Kongelige Kapel, Graham Bond

Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Francesca Hayward, Sarah Lamb, Alexander Campbell, Valentino Zucchetti The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Andrew Griffiths, Jonathan Lo

Artists of The Royal Ballet & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Emmanuel Plasson

Yasmine Naghdi, Matthew Ball, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Pavel Sorokin

Laurent Naouri (Mamma Agata), Patrizia Ciofi (Daria), Charles Rice (Procolo), Clara Meloni (Luigia), Enea Scala (Guglielmo), Pietro Di Bianco (Biscroma Strappaviscere), Enric Marinez-Castignani (Cesare Salsapariglia), Piotr Micinski (L'Impressario), Katherine Aitken (Pippetto), Dominique Beneforti (Le Directeur Du Theatre), Opera de Lyon, Lorenzo Viotti

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Atherton, Andrew Davis

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Alex Esposito (Leporello), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Commendatore), Véronique Gens (Donna Elvira), Antonio Poli (Don Ottavio), Malin Byström (Donna Anna), Elizabeth Watts (Zerlina) & Dawid Kimberg (Masetto) Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Nicola Luisotti (conductor) & Kasper Holten (direcctor)

Stéphane Degout (baritone), Gyula Orendt (baritone), Peter Hoare (tenor), Samuel Boden (tenor), Stéphane Degout (King), Barbara Hannigan (Isabel), Gyula Orendt (Gaveston/Stranger), Peter Hoare (Mortimer), Samuel Boden (Boy/Young King), Christopher Purves (bass-baritone), Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Christopher Purves (Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnès), Bejun Mehta (First Angel/Boy), Victoria Simmonds (Second Angel/Marie) & Allan Clayton (Third Angel/John), Royal Opera House Covent Garden, George Benjamin, Katie Mitchell

Richard Croft (Tito), Anna Stéphany (Sesto), Alice Coote (Vitellia), Michèle Losier (Annio), Joélle Harvey (Servilia), Clive Bayley (Publio); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Robin Ticciati, Claus Guth

Eva-Maria Westbroek (Anna Nicole), Alan Oke (Old Man Marshall), Gerald Finley (The Lawyer Stern), Susan Bickley (Virgie), Jeremy White (Daddy Hogan), Loré Lixenberg (Cousin Shelley), Peter Hoare (Larry King) Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, Richard Jones

Renée Fleming (soprano), Wiener Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann

Plácido Domingo (Chevalier), Thomas Allen (Lescaut), Kiri Te Kanawa (Manon Lescaut), Royal Opera House, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Laura Aikin (Konstanze), Edgaras Montvidas (Belmonte), Kurt Rydl (Osmin), Mojca Erdmann (Blonde), Michael Smallwood (Pedrillo), Steven Van Watermeulen (Bassa Selim) The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra & Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, Constantinos Carydis (musical director) & Johan Simons (stage director)

Plácido Domingo (Dick Johnson), Mara Zampieri (Minnie), Juan Pons (Jack Rance) Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Lorin Maazel

Royal Shakespeare Company

Lauren Cuthbertson, Marcelino Sambé, Matthew Ball, Vadim Muntagirov, Fumi Kaneko, Ryoichi Hirano, Hetty Snell, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Andrea Molino, Barry Wordsworth

Orlin Anastassov (Boris), Alessandra Marianelli (Xenia), Pavel Zubov (Fyodor), Ian Storey (Grigory), Vladimir Vaneev (Pimen), Peter Bronder (Prince Shuisky), Vasily Ladjuk (Andrey Shchelkalov), Vladimir Matorin (Varlaam) Teatro Regio, Torino, Gianandrea Noseda, Andrei Konchalovsky

Emma Pearson (Semele), Amitai Pati (Jupiter/Apollo), Sarah Castle (Juno/Ino), Paul Whelan (Cadmus/Somnus), Stephen Diaz (Athamas), Chelsea Dolman (Iris), Sashe Angelovski (Priest) New Zealand Opera Chorus, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir, New Zealand Opera Baroque Orchestra, Peter Walls

Danielle de Niese (Galatea), Charles Workman (Acis), Matthew Rose (Polyphemus), Paul Agnew (Damon), Ji-Min Park (Corydon), Lauren Cuthbertson (Galatea - dancer), Edward Watson (Acis - dancer), Steven McRae (Damon - dancer), Eric Underwood (Polyphemus - dancer), Paul Kay (Coridon - dancer) Dancers of The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera Extra Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Hogwood (conductor) & Wayne McGregor (director)

Daniela Dessì (Aida), Elisabetta Fiorillo (Amneris), Fabio Armiliato (Radamès), Juan Pons (Amonasro), Roberto Scandiuzzi (Ramfis), Stefano Palatchi (Il Re), Josep Fadó (Messaggiero), Ana Nebot (Sacerdotessa) Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez

Ekaterina Siurina (Adina), Peter Auty (Nemorino), Alfredo Daza (Belcore), Luciano di Pasquale (Dulcamara), Eliana Pretorian (Giannetta) London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Maurizio Benini (conductor) & Annabel Arden (director)

Linda Watson (Elektra), Jane Henschel (Klytämnestra), Manuela Uhl (Chrysothemis), René Kollo (Aegisth), Albert Dohmen (Orest), Andreas Hörl (Orest’s tutor), Jörg Schneider (A young servant), Carsten Sabrowski (An old servant) & Irmgard Vilsmaier (An overseer) Vienna Philharmonic Choir & Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (conductor) & Herbert Wernicke (stage director)

Marianela Nuñez, Yuhui Choe & Steven McRae, Sarah Lamb, Valeri Hristov & Steven McRae, Carlos Acosta, Leanne Benjamin & Edward Watson The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Dominic Grier, Robert Clark, Barry Wordsworth

Brendon Hughes (Duke Frederick), Jack Laskey (Orlando), Trevor Martin (Adam), Jamie Parker (Oliver), Naomi Frederick (Rosalind), Laura Rogers (Celia), Dominic Rowan (Touchstone), Gregory Gudgeon (Le Beau), Sean Kearns (Charles/Cori), Philip Bird (Duke Senior), Peter Gale (Amiens), Michael Benz (Silvius), Tim McMullan (Jaques), Sophie Duval (Audrey), Jade Williams (Phebe), Ewart James Walters (Hymen)

Brendon Hughes (Duke Frederick), Jack Laskey (Orlando), Trevor Martin (Adam), Jamie Parker (Oliver), Naomi Frederick (Rosalind), Laura Rogers (Celia), Dominic Rowan (Touchstone), Gregory Gudgeon (Le Beau), Sean Kearns (Charles/Cori), Philip Bird (Duke Senior), Peter Gale (Amiens), Michael Benz (Silvius), Tim McMullan (Jaques), Sophie Duval (Audrey), Jade Williams (Phebe), Ewart James Walters (Hymen)

Simon O’Neill (Parsifal), Angela Denoke (Kundry / Voice from Above), René Pape (Gurnemanz), Gerald Finley (Amfortas), Willard W. White (Klingsor) & Robert Lloyd (Titurel) Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor) & Stephen Langridge (director)

Renato Bruson (Francesco Foscari), Alberto Cupido (Jacopo Foscari), Linda Roark-Strummer (Lucrezia Contarini), Luigi Roni (Loredano), Renato Cazzaniga (Barbarigo), Monica Tagliasacchi (Pisana), Aldo Bottion (Fante), Aldo Bramante (Doge's Servant) Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Sergiu Celibidache

Antonio Mosca (violoncello), Umberto Ferrari (double-bass), Tullio Pane, Carmen Lavani, Tiziana Tramonti, Ernesto Palacio, Mario Chiappi & Robert Coviello Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Marc Andreae

Victoria Simmonds (Pinocchio), Jonathan Summers (Geppetto), Mary Plazas (Blue Fairy), Rebecca Bottone (Cricket/Parrot), Graeme Broadbent (Puppeteer/Ape-Judge/Ringmaster), Allan Clayton (Lampwick), Mark Wilde (Cat), James Laing (Fox/Coachman), Carole Wilson (Pigeon/Snail) The Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North, David Parry (conductor) & Martin Duncan (stage director)

Darcey Bussell, Roberto Bolle, Thiago Soares, Martin Harvey & Mara Galeazzi The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Graham Bond

Melanie Diener (Leonore), Roberto Saccà (Florestan), Lucio Gallo (Don Pizarro), Alfred Muff (Rocco), Sandra Trattnigg (Marzelline), Christoph Strehl (Jaquino), Krešimir Stražanac (Don Fernando) Zurich Opera Orchestra & Zurich Opera Chorus, Bernard Haitink (conductor) & Katharina Thalbach (director)