- 1962
- Barbara Bonney, Christoph Eschenbach, Renée Fleming & Vienna Philharmonic
- Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Felice Cillario & London Symphony Orchestra
- Riccardo Muti, Sir John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra & The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elisabeth Grümmer, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey, Dame Margaret Price & Munich Radio Orchestra
- Dame Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge
- Jessye Norman & James Levine