Karajan, Herbert von

La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
114 editions published between 1965 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,188 libraries worldwide
Love story set in the Latin Quarter in Paris amongst the Bohemian students whose hectic gaiety only partially masks their despair and pain.

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
122 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,096 libraries worldwide
Pinkerton, an American Navy lieutenant, marries and deserts a Japanese geisha girl who has renounced her religion for his sake. He returns with his newly American wife to reclaim his child by the geisha, who in her despair commits suicide.

Carmen by Georges Bizet ( Recording )
162 editions published between 1000 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,057 libraries worldwide
This famous film of the world's best-loved opera, directed by Herbert von Karajan, features the three greatest exponents of their respective roles at the time: Grace Bumbry's magnificently seductive-toned Carmen, Mirella Freni's ineffably lovely, touching Micaëla, and Jon Vickers's thrillingly manic-depressive Don José.

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss ( Recording )
64 editions published between 1957 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,033 libraries worldwide
Opera in three acts ; with bonus tracks.

Horn concertos nos. 1-4 Quintet in E flat K452 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( Recording )
47 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 824 libraries worldwide

Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss ( Recording )
99 editions published between 1955 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 723 libraries worldwide

Symphonie no. 9, Op. 125 by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
85 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 713 libraries worldwide
A presentation of Beethoven's ninth symphony by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Cellokonzert op. 104 by Antonín Dvořák ( Recording )
38 editions published between 1969 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 700 libraries worldwide

Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi ( Recording )
130 editions published between 1959 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 681 libraries worldwide

Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi ( Recording )
124 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 680 libraries worldwide
A performance of the opera by Verdi, based on a character of William Shakespeare's, drawn from Henry IV and The merry wives of Windsor.