| 1 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Hochzeit Des Figaro - Porgi, AmorConductor – James Levine Orchestra – The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraVocals [Countress] – Kiri Te Kanawa | 4:21 |
| 2 | –Giuseppe Verdi | La Traviata - Sempre LiberaConductor – James Levine Orchestra – The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraVocals [Alfredo] – Plácido DomingoVocals [Violetta] – Cheryl Studer | 3:43 |
| 3 | –Giacomo Puccini | Turandot - Signora, AscoltaConductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – Berliner PhilharmonikerVocals [Liù] – Barbara Hendricks | 2:50 |
| 4 | –Giacomo Puccini | Turandot - Der Tod Von Liù: Tu Che Di Gel Sei CintaConductor – Giuseppe SinopoliOrchestra – Philharmonia OrchestraVocals [Liù] – Mirella Freni | 2:50 |
| 5 | –Richard Wagner | Die Walküre - Sieglindes Liebeslied: Du Bist Der LenzConductor – James Levine Orchestra – The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraVocals [Sieglinde] – Jessye Norman | 2:13 |
| 6 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Hochzeit Des Figaro - Venite ... InginocchiateviConductor – James Levine Orchestra – The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraVocals [Susanna] – Dawn Upshaw | 2:57 |
| 7 | –Giacomo Puccini | Manon Lescaut - In Quelle Trine MorbideConductor – Giuseppe SinopoliOrchestra – Philharmonia OrchestraVocals [Manon] – Mirella Freni | 2:24 |
| 8 | –Giacomo Puccini | Madame Butterfly - Vedrai, Piccolo AmorConductor – Giuseppe SinopoliOrchestra – Philharmonia OrchestraVocals [Butterfly] – Mirella FreniVocals [Suzuki] – Teresa Berganza | 3:40 |
| 9 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni - Batti, Batti, O Bel MasettoConductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – Berliner PhilharmonikerVocals [Zerlina] – Kathleen Battle | 4:03 |
| 10 | –Giacomo Puccini | Tosca - Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'AmoreConductor – Giuseppe SinopoliOrchestra – Philharmonia OrchestraVocals [Scarpia] – Samuel RameyVocals [Tosca] – Mirella Freni | 3:39 |
| 11 | –Giacomo Puccini | Manon Lescaut - Sola, Perduta, AbbandonataConductor – Giuseppe SinopoliOrchestra – Philharmonia OrchestraVocals [Manon] – Mirella Freni | 4:52 |
| 12 | –Jacques Offenbach | Hoffmanns Erzählungen - Olympias LiedChoir – Chœur de Radio FranceConductor – Seiji OzawaOrchestra – Orchestre National De FranceVocals [Olympia] – Edita Gruberova | 5:35 |
| 13 | –Giuseppe Verdi | Aida - Ritorna VincitorConductor – Claudio AbbadoOrchestra – Orchester der Mailänder ScalaVocals [Aida] – Katia Ricciarelli | 5:34 |
| 14 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Zauberflöte - Die Rache-Arie Der Königin Der NachtConductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – Berliner PhilharmonikerVocals [Königin Der Nacht] – Karin Ott | 2:59 |
| 15 | –Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier - Letztes Trio - Hab Mir's GelobtConductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – Wiener PhilharmonikerVocals [Marschallin] – Anna Tomowa-SintowVocals [Octavian] – Agnes BaltsaVocals [Sophie] – Janet Perry | 5:09 |
| 16 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni - Or Sai Chi L'OnoreConductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – Berliner PhilharmonikerVocals [Donna Anna] – Anna Tomowa-Sintow | 3:04 |
| 17 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Così Fan Tutte - Arie Der Despina - In Uomini, In Soldati Sperare FedeltaConductor – James Levine Orchestra – Wiener PhilharmonikerVocals [Despina] – Marie McLaughlin | 2:29 |
| 18 | –Richard Wagner | Die Götterdämmerung - Fliegt Heim, Ihr RabenConductor – James Levine Orchestra – The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraVocals [Brünnhilde] – Hildegard Behrens | 7:53 |
| 19 | –Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Zauberflöte - Ach Ich Fühl'sConductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – Berliner PhilharmonikerVocals [Pamina] – Edith Mathis | 4:56 |
(P) 1980 (10, 11), 1982 (7, 12), 1984 (14, 15, 18), 1986 (5, 17), 1988 (6, 13) Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.
(P) 1989 (4, 9, 16), 1991 (3, 8, 19), 1992 (1, 2) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.
Total Madness: 75:11.