I think imma keep Beecham‘s Serail, I mean Simoneau is Beautiful here… probably my favorite belmonte — and Beecham has a Great Sense for phrasing… Idomeneo: *Gardiner (Archiv), Harnoncourt (Warner) Serail: *Beecham (EMI), Böhm (DG), Fricsay (DG) nozze: *Fricsay (DG), Suitner (Berlin Classics) DG: Fricsay (DG), *Klemperer (Warner) cosi: *Böhm (Decca, Warner), Östman (Decca) Zauberflöte: Bergman (Arthaus), *Fricsay (DG), Sawallisch (Warner) (and Klemperer (Warner) for some Special Moments) *top choices