Dec 26
Puccini: La Bohème
—Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (Decca 421 049)

Dec 19
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
—Rosemary Kuhlmann, Chet Allen/Thomas Schippers (RCA/BMG 6485)

Dec. 12
Hark! The Herald Divas Sing

Dec. 5
Massenet: Manon
—Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, Ambrosian Opera Chorus/Julius Rudel (DG 2470)

Nov. 28
Lortzing: Der Wildschütz (The Poacher)
—Anneliese Rothenberger, Gisela Litz, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Fritz Ollendorff, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Robert Heger (EMI 81837)

Nov. 21
Mozart: The Magic Flute
—Dorothea Röschmann, Erika Miklósa, Christoph Strehl, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, René Pape, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DG 477 5789)

Nov. 14
Strauss: Elektra
—Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Vienna Philharmonic/Sir George Solti (Decca 475 8231)

Nov. 7
Verdi: La Forza del Destino
—Leontyne Price, Shirley Verrett, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Bonaldo Giaotti, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra/James Levine (RCA 39502)

Oct. 31
Gilbert and Sullivan: Ruddigore
—Elsie Morison, Pamela Bowden, George Baker, Richard Lewis, Glynebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent (EMI 64412)

Oct. 24
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
—Lisbeth Balslev, Simon Estes, Matti Salminen, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra/Woldemar Nelsson (Philips 475 8289)

Oct. 17
Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino
—Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, English Chamber Orchestra/Ion Marin (DG 477 5668)

Oct. 10
Verdi: Falstaff
—Katia Ricciarelli, Barbara Hendricks, Renato Bruson, Leo Nucci, Los Angeles Master Chorale and Philharmonic Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini (DG 477 6498)

Oct. 3
Delibes: Lakmé
—Youngok Shin, Andrea Coleman, Shawn Mathey, Kyle Albertson (from Minnesota Opera 2006-07 season)

Sep. 26
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
—Christine Brandes, Erin Wall, Mauren McNeese, Denis Sedov, Carlos Archuleta/Robert Wood

Sep. 19
Gordon: The Grapes of Wrath

Sep. 12
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann

Sep. 5
Rossini: La Donna del Lago

August 29
Puccini: Tosca
—Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus/Victor de Sabata (Angel.EMI 47174)

August 22
Bellini: Norma
—Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mario Fillipeschi, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni/Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala/Tullio Serafin (EMI 56271)

August 15
Verdi: Macbeth
—Sylvia Valayrge, Andrzej Dobber, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic/Vladimir Jurowski (from 2007 BBC Proms)

August 8 (double bill)
Sullivan: Cox and Box
—James Gilchrist, Neal Davies, Donald Maxwell, BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox (Chandos 10321)

Bretón: La verbena de la Paloma
—Maria Bayo, Plácido Domingo, Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Antoni Ros Marbá (Valois 4725)

July 25
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
—Agnes Baltsa, Francisco Araiza, Simone Alaimo, Ruggero Raimondi, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Philips 420 468)

July 18
Moniuszko: The Haunted Manor
—Iwona Hossa, Anna Lubanska, Dariusz Stachura, Piotr Nowacki, Zbigniew Macias, Polish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Jacek Kaspzyk (EMI 57489)

July 11
Haydn: L'infedeltà delusa
—Edith Mathis, Barbara Hendricks, Claes H. Ahnsjö, Aldo Baldin, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Antal Dorati (Philips 432 413)

No opera on July 4

June 27
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
—Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Royal Opera House Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra/Giuseppe Sinopoli (DG 477 6354)

June 20
Bizet: Djamileh
—Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra/Lamberto Gardelli (Orfeo 174 881)

June 13
Nielsen: Saul and David
—Aage Haugland, Peter Lindroos, Danish National Radio Choir and Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8911)

June 6
Verdi: La Traviata
—Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic/Carlo Rizzi (DG 5529)

May 30
Goetz: The Taming of the Shrew
—Annelies Kupper, Waldemar Kmentt, Gottlieb Frick, Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra/Joseph Keilberth (Hanssler 07007)

May 23
Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers
—Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Fernando Corena, Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale of Florence/Silvio Varviso (London/Decca 475 8275)

May 16
Giordano: Fedora
—Eva Marton, Veronika Kincses, José Carreras, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Giuseppe Patané (Sony 42181)

May 9
Metropolitan Opera Grand Finals Concert

May 2
Haydn: Orpheus and Eurydice (L'anima del filosofo)
—Cecilia Bartoli, Uwe Heilmann, Academy of Ancient Music Chorus and Orchestra/Christopher Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre 452 668)

April 25
Bolcom: A View from the Bridge
—Catherine Malfitano, Gregory Turay, Kim Josephson, Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus and Orchestra/Dennis Russell Davies (New World 80588)

April 18
Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio
—Yvonne Kenny, Lillian Watson, Peter Schreier, Matti Salminen, Zurich Opera Chorus and Mozart Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Teldec 8.35673)

April 11
Rossini: Ciro in Babilonia
—Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade, Anna Rita Gemmabella, Riccardo Botta, Giovanni Bellavia, ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir/Württtemberg Philharmonic Orchestra/Antonino Fogliani (Naxos 660203)

April 4
Wagner: Das Rheingold
—Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm, Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Georg Solti (London 414 101)

March 28
Verdi: I Due Foscari
—Katia Ricciarelli, José Carreras, Pier Cappucilli, Samuel Ramey, Austrian Radio Symphony and Chorus/Lamberto Gardelli

March 21
Pacius: The Hunt of King Charles
—Niina Ahola, Kristiina Kattelus, Kai Pitkänen, Heikki Orama, Pori Opera Choir and Sinfonietta/Ari Rasilainen (Marco Polo 8.225317)

March 14
Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict
—Enkalejda Shkosa, Susan Gritton, Kenneth Tarver, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis (LSO 0046)

March 7
Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
—Kremena Dilcheva, John Tomlinson, Munich Philharmonic/James Levine (Oehms 505)

Feb. 28
Auber: Le domino noir
—Sumi Jo, Bruce Ford, London Voices, English Chamber Orch/Bonynge (London/Decca 440 646)

Feb. 21
Bellini: The Capulets and the Montagues (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
—Eva Mei, Vesselina Kasarova, Ramón Vargas, Bavarian Radio Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra/Roberto Abbado (RCA/BMG 68899)

Feb. 14
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
—Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Enzo Dara, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Levine (DG 429 744)

Feb. 7
Strauss: Feuersnot
—Julia Varady, Bernd Weikl, Munich Radio Orchestra/Heinz Fricke (Acanta 43530)

Jan. 31
Verdi: Aida
—Leontyne Price, Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra/Erich Leinsdorf (RCA 6198)

Jan. 24
Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez
—Carol Vaness, Plácido Doming/José De Eusebio

Jan 17
Gluck: Alceste
—Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Groves, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner (Philips 470 293)

Jan. 10
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
—Mirella Freni, Vladimir Atlantov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (RCA 60992)

January 3
Puccini: The Girl of the Golden West
—Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Cornell Macneil, Chorus and Orchestra of St. Cecilia/Franco Capuana (London/Decca 421 595)