Opera in English

Barry Banks (Tamino), Rebecca Evans (Pamina), Elizabeth Vidal (Queen of the Night), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), John Tomlinson (Sarastro), Lesley Garrett (Papagena), John Graham-Hall (Monostatos) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Cheryl Barker (Katya), Jane Henschel (Kabanicha), Robert Brubaker (Boris Grigoryevich), Peter Hoare (Tichon Kabanov), Peter Wedd (Kudryash), Victoria Simmonds (Varvara), Kathleen Wilkinson (Glasha), Gwynne Howell (Dikoi); Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi

Rebecca Evans (Gretel), Jennifer Larmore (Hansel), Jane Henschel (The Witch), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Robert Hayward (Peter), Sarah Tynan (Dew Fairy), Diana Montague (Sandman), Sarah Coppen (Cuckoo) Philharmonia Orchestra & New London Children’s Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras

Christine Brewer (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Robert Dean Smith (Bacchus/The Tenor), Alice Coote (Composer), Gillian Keith (Zerbinetta), Stephen Fry (Major-Domo), Alan Opie (Music Master), John Graham-Hall (Dancing Master/Scaramuccio), Roderick Williams (Harlequin), Matthew Rose (Truffaldino), Wynne Evans (Brighella), Paul Keohone (Wig-Maker), Dean Robinson (Footman), Declan McCusker (An Officer) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Richard Armstrong

Cheryl Barker (Emilia Marty - 'E.M.'), Robert Brubaker (Albert Gregor), John Graham-Hall (Vítek), Elena Xanthoudakis (Kristina), John Wegner (Baron Jaroslav Prus), Thomas Walker (Janek Prus), Neal Davies (Dr Kolenaty), Graeme Danby (Stage Hand), Graham Clark (Count Hauk-Šendorf) English National Opera Chorus & English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Alberto Remedios (Siegfried), Rita Hunter (Brünnhilde), Gregory Dempsey (Mime), Norman Bailey (Wanderer), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Clifford Grant (Fafner), Anne Collins (Erda), Maurine London (Woodbird), Barry Tuckwell (horn) Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall

Gerald Finley (baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Edward Gardner

Latonia Moore (Lady Macbeth), Simon Keenlyside (Macbeth), Gwyn Hughes Jones (Macduff), Brindley Sherratt (Banquo), Ben Johnson (Malcolm), Elizabeth Llewellyn (Lady in Waiting) English National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Janice Watson (Jenufa), Josephine Barstow (Kostelnicka), Nigel Robson (Laca Klemen), Peter Wedd (Števa Buryja), Elizabeth Vaughan (Grandmother Buryjovka), Neal Davies (Foreman) Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Sally Burgess (Judith), Sir John Tomlinson (Duke Bluebeard/Minstrel) Opera North Orchestra, Richard Farnes

Margaret Curphey (Eva), Alberto Remedios (Walther), Norman Bailey (Hans Sachs), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Beckmesser), Ann Robson (Magdalene), Gregory Dempsey (David), Noel Mangin (Pogner), Stafford Dean (Nightwatchman) Sadlers Wells Chorus & Sadlers Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall

Helen Field (Míla Valkova), Philip Langridge (Zivny), Kathryn Harries (Míla's mother) Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Jane Eaglen (Turandot), Dennis O'Neill (Cavaradossi), Mary Plazas (Liù), Nicolai Gedda (Emperor Altoum), Clive Bayley (Timur); Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, New London Children's Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

Janice Watson (Fiordiligi), Diana Montague (Dorabella), Lesley Garrett (Despina), Toby Spence (Ferrando), Christopher Maltman (Guglielmo), Sir Thomas Allen (Don Alfonso); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras

Barry Banks (Nemorino), Mary Plazas (Adina), Ashley Holland (Belcore), Andrew Shore (Dulcamara) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

Mattiwilda Dobbs (Constanza), Nicolai Gedda (Belmonte), Jenifer Eddy (Blonda), John Fryatt (Pedrillo), Noel Mangin (Osmin), David Kelsey (Pasha Selim) Ambrosian Singers, The Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

John Tomlinson (Boris), Stuart Kale (Prince Shuisky), Clive Bayley (Varlaam), Joan Rodgers (Xenia), Susan Parry (Feodor), Yvonne Howard (Old Nurse), Matthew Best (Pimen) Opera North Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel

Susan Gritton (Ma¡renka), Yvette Bonner (Esmeralda), Yvonne Howard (Ludmila), Diana Montague (Háta), Paul Charles Clarke (Jeník), Robin Leggate (Ringmaster), Timothy Robinson (Va¡sek), Neal Davies (Kru¡sina), Geoffrey Moses (Mícha), Peter Rose (Kecal) & Kit Hesketh-Harvey (Indian) Philharmonia Orchestra & The Royal Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras

Andrew Shore (Wozzeck), Josephine Barstow (Marie), Alan Woodrow (Drum Major), Peter Bronder (Andres), Stuart Kale (Hauptmann), Clive Bayley (Doktor), John Graham-Hall (Narr), Jean Rigby (Margaret) Susan Singh Choristers, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Daniel

John Tomlinson (The Dutchman), Nina Stemme (Senta), Eric Halfvarson (Daland), Kim Begley (Erik), Patricia Bardon (Mary), Peter Wedd (Steersman) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

Susan Bullock (Salome), John Wegner (Jokanaan), Sally Burgess (Herodias), John Graham Hall (Herod Antipas), Andrew Rees (Narraboth), Rebecca de Pont Davies (Page) Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Cheryl Barker (Butterfly), Jean Rigby (Suzuki), Paul Charles Clarke (Pinkerton), Gregory Yurisich (Sharpless), Stuart Kale (Goro), D'Arcy Bleiker (Yamadori), Clive Bayley (The Bonze) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Yves Abel

Norman Bailey (Wotan), Rita Hunter (Brünnhilde), Alberto Remedios (Siegmund), Margaret Curphey (Sieglinde), Clifford Grant (Hunding), Ann Howard (Fricka) English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Reginald Goodall

Christopher Purves (Figaro), Rebecca Evans (Susanna), Yvonne Kenny (Countess), William Dazeley (Count), Diana Montague (Cherubino) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

Andrew Shore (Falstaff), Yvonne Kenny (Alice Ford), Ashley Holland (Ford), Susan Gritton (Nannetta), Barry Banks (Fenton), Stuart Kale (Dr Caius), Rebecca de Pont Davies (Mistress Quickly), Alice Coote (Meg Page), Clive Bayley (Pistol), Richard Roberts (Bardolph) English National Opera Chorus, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel

Christine Brewer (Leonore), Richard Margison (Florestan), Robert Lloyd (Rocco), Rebecca Evans (Marzellina), Peter Wedd (Jaquino), Pavlo Hunka (Don Pizarro), Christopher Purves (Don Fernando/Second Prisoner); Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

Julian Gavin (Don Carlos), Janice Watson (Elisabeth), Alastair Miles (Philip II), William Dazeley (Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa), Jane Dutton (Eboli), Sir John Tomlinson (Grand Inquisitor), Julia Sporsén (Thibault), Clive Bayley (Old Monk) Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North, Richard Farnes

Julian Gavin (Ernani), Susan Patterson (Elvira), Alan Opie (Don Carlo), Peter Wedd (Don Riccardo), Peter Rose (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Helen Williams (Giovanna), Paul Hodges (Jago) English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, David Parry

Elizabeth Futral (Lucia), Alan Opie (Enrico Ashton), Paul Charles Clarke (Edgardo), Peter Wedd (Lord Arturo Bucklaw), Peter Rose (Raimondo Bidebent), Christine Rice (Alisa), Stephen Chaundy (Normanno) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

Lillian Watson (Vixen Sharp-Ears), Thomas Allen (Forester), Nicholas Folwell (Harašta), Diana Montague (Fox), Robert Tear (Mosquito/Schoolmaster), Gillian Knight (Forester's Wife/Owl), Gwynne Howell (Priest/Badger); Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Simon Rattle

Dame Janet Baker (Julius Caesar), Valerie Masterson (Cleopatra), Della Jones (Sextus), Sarah Walker (Cornelia), James Bowman (Ptolemy), John Tomlinson (Achillas), Christopher Booth-Jones (Curio), David James (Nirenus) English National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Jane Eaglen (Tosca), Dennis O'Neill (Cavaradossi), Gregory Yurisich (Scarpia), Andrew Shore (Sacristan), John Daszak (Spoletta) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Peter Kay Children`s Choir, David Parry

Thomas Hampson (Onegin), Kiri Te Kanawa (Tatyana), Neil Rosenshein (Lensky), Patricia Bardon (Olga), John Connell (Gremin), Nicolai Gedda (Triquet) Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Norman Bailey (Wotan), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Emile Belcourt (Loge), Katherine Pring (Fricka), Robert Lloyd (Fasolt), Clifford Grant (Fafner), Gregory Dempsey (Mime), Lois McDonnall (Freia), Anne Collins (Erda); English National Opera, Reginald Goodall

Alan Opie (Figaro), Della Jones (Rosina), Bruce Ford (Count Almaviva), Andrew Shore (Bartolo), Peter Rose (Don Basilio), Peter Snipp (Fiorello), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Berta) English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Gabriele Bellini

Mary Plazas (soprano), Cheryl Barker (soprano), Gregory Yurisich (baritone), Stuart Kale (tenor), Paul Charles Clarke (tenor), Jane Eaglen (soprano), Mark Le Brocq (tenor), Peter Wedd (tenor), Peter Sidhom (bass), Dennis O'Neill (tenor), Jean Rigby (mezzo), Cynthia Haymon (soprano), Susan Patterson (soprano), Colin Lee (tenor), Robert Hayward (baritone), Alan Opie (baritone), Marie McLaughlin (soprano), Jonathan Summers (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass) Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Opera North Orchestra, Gareth Hancock, Yves Abel & David Parry

Susan Patterson (Abigail), Alan Opie (Nabucco), Jane Irwin (Fenena), Leonardo Capalbo (Ismael), Alastair Miles (Zachariah), Paul Wade (Abdullah), Dean Robinson (High Priest of Baal), Camilla Roberts (Anna) David Parry

Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Susan Patterson (Gioconda), Colin Lee (Fernando), Ffleur Wyn (Ines), Susan Patterson (Norma) Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

Dame Janet Baker (Mary Stuart), Rosalind Plowright (Elizabeth I), David Rendall ( Leicester), Alan Opie (Sir William Cecil), John Tomlinson (George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury), Angela Bostock (Hannah Kennedy) English National Operas, Sir Charles Mackerras

Susan Patterson (Amelia), Linda Richardson (Oscar), Jill Grove (Mme & Ulrike Arvidson), Dennis O’Neill (Gustavus III of Sweden), Anthony Michaels-Moore (Count Anckerström), Christopher Purves (Count Ribbing); Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

Alberto Remedios (Siegfried), Rita Hunter (Brünnhilde), Aage Haugland (Hagen), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Norman Welsby (Gunther), Margaret Curphey (Gutrune), Katherine Pring (Waltraute); English National Opera, Reginald Goodall

Majella Cullagh (Ninetta), Barry Banks (Giannetto), Prunella Scales (The Magpie), Jeremy White (Fabrizio), Susan Bickley (Lucia), Nerys Jones (Pippo), Russell Smythe (Fernando), Christopher Purves (Il Podestà)) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

Yvonne Kenny (Marschallin), Diana Montague (Octavian), Rosemary Joshua (Sophie), John Tomlinson (Baron Ochs), Andrew Shore (Faninal) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Peter Kay Children's Choir, David Parry

Charles Craig (Otello), Rosalind Plowright (Desdemona), Neil Howlett (Iago), Shelagh Squires (Emilia), Bonaventura Bottone (Cassio), Stuart Kale (Roderigo), Sean Rea (Lodovico), Malcolm Rivers (Montano), Gordon Traynor (Herald) English National Opera, Mark Elder

Catrin Wyn-Davies (Blanche de la Force), Ashley Holland (Marquis de la Force), Peter Wedd (Chevalier de la Force), Felicity Palmer (Madame de Croissy), Orla Boylan (Madame Lidoine), Josephine Barstow (Mother Marie), Sarah Tynan (Sister Constance) English National Opera, Paul Daniel

Sharon Sweet (Leonora), Anne Mason (Azucena), Dennis O'Neill (Manrico), Alan Opie (Luna), Clive Bayley (Ferrando), Helen Williams (Inez) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

Cynthia Haymon (Mimi), Dennis O'Neill (Rodolfo), Alan Opie (Marcello), Marie McLaughlin (Musetta), Alastair Miles (Colline), William Dazeley (Schaunard), Andrew Shore (Benoit), Mark Milhofer (Parpignol) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

Jane Eaglen (Aida), Dennis O'Neill (Radames), Rosalind Plowright (Amneris), Gregory Yurisich (Amonasro), Peter Rose (Pharoah), Alastair Miles (Ramfis), Susan Gritton (High Priestess), Alfred Boe (Messenger) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

Dame Janet Baker (Poppea), Robert Ferguson (Nerone), Anne Collins (Arnalta), Katherine Pring (Ottavia), Clifford Grant (Seneca), John Brecknock (Valletto), Elizabeth Gale (Amore), Shirley Chapman (Virtù), Barbara Walker (Drusilla/Fortuna) Sadler’s Wells Orchestra & Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Lisa Saffer (Lulu), Robert Hayward (Dr Schön/Jack the Ripper), Susan Parry (Countess Geschwitz), John Graham-Hall (Alwa), Gwynne Howell (Schigolch), Anna Burford (Dresser/Schoolboy/Waiter); English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel

Garry Magee (Don Giovanni), Andrew Shore (Leporello), Clive Bayley (Commendatore), Majella Cullagh (Donna Anna), Barry Banks (Don Ottavio), Vivian Tierney (Donna Elvira), Dean Robinson (Masetto), Mary Plazas (Zerlina) Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

Alan Opie (bass)

Dennis O'Neill (Turiddu), Nelly Miricioiu (Santuzza), Phillip Joll (Alfio), Diana Montague (Lola), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Mamma Lucia) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Peter Kay Children`s Choir, David Parry

Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Shore (Taddeo), Anne Mason (Adalgisa), Mary Plazas (Jemmy), Anne Mason (Hedwige), Peter Wedd (Lindoro), Simon Bailey (Mustafa) London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

Jane Eaglen (Tosca), Dennis O'Neill (Cavaradossi), Gregory Yurisich (Scarpia), Peter Rose (Angelotti), Andrew Shore (Sacristan), John Daszak (Spoletta) Philharmonia Orchestra, Peter Kay Children`s Choir, David Parry

Valerie Masterson (Violetta Valéry), John Brecknock (Alfredo Germont), Christian du Plessis (Giorgio Germont), Della Jones (Flora Bervoix) English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras

Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Barry Banks (Carlo) Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

John Tomlinson (bass), Helen Williams (Blonde), Barry Banks (Pedrillo), Andrew Shore (baritone) Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry

Dennis O'Neill (tenor), Sharon Sweet (soprano), Helen Field (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo), Arthur Davies (tenor), John Rawnsley (bass), Valerie Masterson (soprano), John Brecknock (tenor), Bruce Ford (tenor), Susan Patterson, Helen Williams (sopranos), Alastair Miles (bass), Alan Opie (baritone), Clive Bayley (bass), Susan Bullock (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Rosalind Plowright (soprano), Charles Craig (tenor) Philharmonia Orchestra, English National Opera Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry

John Tomlinson (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry