Opera
14,611works
72,476pressings
1901first year
Works per year
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Formats
Format by decade
| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 12% | 80% | 81% | 69% | 48% | 5% | · | 4% | 20% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 21% | 72% | 77% | 68% | 40% |
| Box Set | 3% | 15% | 16% | 24% | 20% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 9% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 5% | 11% | 10% | 1% | · | · |
| Shellac | 84% | 5% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Sounds like
RomanticClassicalBel CantoOperettaModernBaroqueOvertureConcert BandOrchestraContemporaryZarzuelaArt SongMusicalRenaissance
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Concert | José Carreras | 1990 | 204 |
| Porgy & Bess | Ella Fitzgerald | 1959 | 167 |
| The Freddie Mercury Album | Freddie Mercury | 1992 | 148 |
| Romanza | Andrea Bocelli | 1996 | 124 |
| Tosca | Giacomo Puccini | 1953 | 103 |
| O Sole Mio (Favourite Neapolitan Songs) | Luciano Pavarotti | 1979 | 91 |
| The Great Caruso | Mario Lanza | 1951 | 84 |
| The 3 Tenors In Concert 1994 | Tibor Rudas | 1994 | 79 |
| Carmen | Georges Bizet | 1964 | 78 |
| The Barber Of Seville | Gioacchino Rossini | 1958 | 75 |
| Alla Mia Città | Luciano Pavarotti | 1985 | 73 |
| Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias By Puccini | Maria Callas | 1954 | 72 |
| La Bohème | Giacomo Puccini | 1973 | 72 |
| Norma | Vincenzo Bellini | 1954 | 70 |
| Philadelphia (Music From The Motion Picture) | Various | 1993 | 70 |
| Madama Butterfly Highlights | Giacomo Puccini | 1960 | 67 |
| Die Zauberflöte = The Magic Flute = La Flute Enchantée | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1965 | 67 |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner | 1952 | 66 |
| Der Rosenkavalier | Richard Strauss | 1957 | 66 |
| La Bohème | Giacomo Puccini | 1959 | 65 |
| Rossini Overtures | Gioacchino Rossini | 1945 | 64 |
| Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi | 1956 | 64 |
| Das Rheingold | Richard Wagner | 1959 | 64 |
| Arie Da Opere Francesi | Maria Callas | 1961 | 63 |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1955 | 60 |
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Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.