Audiophile quality Mozart???

Well I really have a hard time recommending an opera recording from a audiophile perspective. The quality of the singing should trump the quality of the recording.

That said, the Solti/London Philharmonic recording is very good from a singing perspective, so if Pls1 thinks it sounds good, then give it a go. The one I am referring to has Ramey, Allen, TeKanawa, Popp, Von Stade. It is London/Decca 410-150-2 (3 CDs)

Also take a listen to Salomaa, Hagegard, Auger, Nafe, Bonney; Drottningholm Court Theatre, Arnold Ostman conductor, on Oiseau-Lyre 421-333-2 (3 CDs).

Mozart Requiem on Dorian. Levin is conductor.

Kleiber on Decca/London would be my first choice too. The sound is not bad -- indeed, the voices on cd sound quite good even though the stageing is not top-notch vs the vinyl (in my system). Solti I find to be very strict to the rules and, though an excellent performance (voices being in the spirit of Sugarbrie's post), I prefer Kleiber's for being closer to the "nature" of the story.