Music: Opera Video Recordings

Maria Ewing (Salome) ; Michael Devlin (John the Baptist) ; Kenneth Riegel (Herod) ; Gillian Knight (Herodias) ; Robin Leggate (Narraboth) ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Edward Downes, conductor.

Monica Bacelli (Tamerlano), Tom Randle (Bajazet), Graham Pushee (Andronicus), Anna Bonitatibus (Irene), Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz (Asteria), Antonio Abete (Leone) ; English Concert Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock, conductor.

David Walker, Deborah York, David Daniels, Axel Köhler, Eglis Silins, Noëmi Nadelmann, Charles Maxwell ; other soloists ; Bavarian State Orchestra ; Harry Bicket, conductor.

Ann Murray, Xerxes ; Valerie Masterson, Romilda ; Christopher Robson, Arsamenes ; Jean Rigby, Amastris ; Lesley Garret, Atalanta ; Christopher Booth-Jones, Elviro ; Rodney Macann, Ariodates ; Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor

Graham Pushee (Julius Caesar), Richard Alexander (Curio), Rosemary Gunn (Cornelia), Elizabeth Campbell (Sesto), Yvonne Kenny (Cleopatra), Andrew Dalton (Tolomeo), Stephen Bennett (Achilla), Rodney Gilchrist (Nireno) ; other soloists ; dancers of the Australian Opera ; Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra ; Richard Hickox, conductor.

Bryn Terfel, Roberto Frontali, Kenneth Tarver, Robin Leggate, Peter Hoare, Gwynne Howell, Barbara Frittoli, Desirâee Rancatore ; Bernadette Manca di Nissa; Diana Montague ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House ; Bernard Haitink, conductor.

Gabriella Tucci; Anna Di Stasio; Gianni Poggi; Aldo Protti; Paolo Washington; Silvano Pagliuca; supporting soloists; Nikikai Chorus Group; Fujiwara Opera Chorus; Tokyo Choraliers; NHK Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Basile, conductor; Carlo Picchinato, stage director.

Juan Pons (Nabucco) ; Gwyn Hughes Jones (Ismaele) ; Samuel Ramey (Zaccaria) ; Maria Guleghina (Abigaille) ; Wendy White (Ferena) ; Stephen Morscheck (Il Gran Sacerdote) ; Rafael Suarez (Abdallo) ; Alexendra Deshorties (Anna) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

Renata Scotto (Luisa) ; Placido Domingo (Rodolfo) ; Sherrill Milnes (Miller) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Il conte di Walter) ; James Morris (Wurm) ; Jean Kraft (Federica) ; supporting soloists ; Metorpolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

Galina Vishnevskaya (Katerina) ; A. Inozemtsev (Sergey-actor) ; V. Tretjak (Sergey-vocal) ; N. Bojarsky (Zinovij-actor) ; V. Radznevsky (Zinovij-vocal) ; A. Sokolov (Boris-actor) ; A. Vedernikov (Boris-vocal) R. Ktachuk (duty man-actor) ; A. Streznev (duty man-vocal) ; T. Gavrilova (Sonetka-actor) ; V. Reka (Sonetka-vocal) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Kiev Opera and Ballet Theatre ; Konstantin Simeonov, conductor ; V. Kolesnik, chorus master.

Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina Lvovna Ismailova) ; Christophe Ventris (Sergey) ; Carole Wilson (Aksinya & female convict) ; Vladimir Vaneev (Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov & old convict) ; Lani Poulson (Sonyetka) ; Ludovít Ludha (Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov) ; Alexandre Kravets (shabby peasant) ; Nikita Storojev (chief of police) ; Alexander Vassiliev (Priest & guard) ; Valentin Jar (Teacher) ; Martin Vijgenboom (Steward) ; Jan Polak (Porter) ; Ruud Fiselier (1st foreman) ; Jan Majoor (2nd foreman) ; Leo Geers (3rd foreman) ; Harry Teeuwen, (Millhand) ; Cor de Wit (Coachman) ; Wojtek Okraskra (Sentry) ; John van Halteren (Drunken guest) ; Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Mariss Jansons, conductor

Luciano Pavarotti (Idomeneo) ; Frederica von Stade (Idamante) ; Ileana Cotrubas (Ilia) ; Hildegard Behrens (Elettra) ; John Alexander (Arbace) ; Timothy Jenkins (Gran Sacerdote di Nettuno) ; Richard J. Clark (La voce) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

Susan Larson (Fiordiligi) ; Janice Felty (Dorabella) ; Frank Kelley (Ferrando) ; James Maddalena (Guglielmo) ; Sue Ellen Kuzma (Despina) ; Sanford Sylvan (Don Alfonso) ; Arnold-Schönberg-Chor ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Craig Smith, conductor.

Sanford Sylvan (Figaro) ; Jeanne Ommerlé (Susanna) ; James Maddalena (Conte Almaviva) ; Jayne West (Contessa Almaviva) ; Susan Larson (Cherubino) ; Lynn Torgove (Barbarina) ; Frank Kelley (Don Basilio) ; David Evitts (Don Bartolo) ; Sue Ellen Kuzma (Marcellina) ; Herman Hildebrand (Antonio) ; William Cotton (Don Curzio) ; Arnold-Schönberg-Chor ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Craig Smith, conductor.

Olga Guryakova (Natacha Rostova) ; Nathan Gunn (Prince André Bolkonski) ; Robert Brubaker (Comte Pierre Bezoukhov) ; Anatoli Kotcherga (Maréchal Mikhail Koutouzov) ; Elena Obraztsova (Comtesse Hélène Bezoukhova) ; Stefan Margita (Anatole Kouraguine) ; Susanna Poretsky (Princesse Maria) ; Leonid Zimnenko (Prince Nikolai A. Bolkonski) ; Mikhail Kit (Comte Ilia A. Rostov) ; Vladimir Matorine (Le cocher Balaga) ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris ; Gary Bertini, conductor.

Aleksandr Gulyaev (Danila) ; Anna Polikarpova (Katerina) ; Tatiana Terekhova (Queen of the Copper Mountain) ; Genady Babanin (Severyan) ; Irina Chistyakova (Fire-fairy) ; Corps and Artists of the Kirov Ballet ; Maryinsky Theatre Orchestra ; Aleksandre Viliumanis, conductor.

Anna Netrebko (Louisa) ; Larissa Diadkova (The Duenna) ; Nikolai Gassiev (Don Jerome) ; Alexander Gergalov (Don Ferdinand) ; Evgeny Akimov (Don Antonio) ; Marianna Tarassova (Clara) ; Sergei Alexashkin (Isaac Mendoza) ; supporting soloists ; Kirov Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Valery Gergiev, conductor.

Gegam Grigorian, Sergei Leiferkus, Alexander Gergalov, Vladimir Solodovnikov, Sergei Alexashin, Eugeni Boitsov, Gennadi Bezzubenkov, Nikolai Gassiev, Ludmil Filatova, Maria Gulegina, Olga Borodina, Evgenia Perlasova, Tatiana Filimonova, Elena Mirtova, chorus and orchestra of the Kirov Opera; Valery Gergiev, conductor

Irina Udalova (Larina) ; Maria Gavrilova (Tatyana ) ; Yelena Novak (Olga) ; Galina Borisova (Filippyevna) ; Valdimir Redkin (Eugene Onegin) ; Nikolai Baskov (Lensky) ; Aik Martirosyan (Prince Gremin) ; Alexander Arkhipov (Triquet) ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre ; Mark Ermler, conductor.

Yekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, Victor Levashev, Sergei Radchenko ; Bolshoi Theater Ballet and Orchestra ; conductor, Alexander Kopilov.

John Treleaven (Tristan) ; Deborah Polaski (Isolde) ; Erik Halfvarson (Kèonig Marke) ; Falk Struckmann (Kurvenal) ; Lioba Braun (Brangèane) ; Wolfgang Rauch (Melot) ; Francisco Vas (A shepherd/A young sailor) ; Michael Vier (A steersman) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu ; Bertrand de Billy, conductor.

Hildegard Behrens ; Mari Anne Häggander ; Siegfried Jerusalem ; Gary Lakes ; Hanna Lisowska ; Christa Ludwig ; Kurt Moll ; James Morris ; Jessye Norman ; Anthony Raffell ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering ; Matti Salminen ; Birgitta Svendén ; Dawn Upshaw ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha ; Heinz Zednik ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor