Equipment

Recording of classical music and especially opera singers means that only the best is good enough.

My choice:

Production tool: Pro Tools 11 with Mbox

Microphones:

Sennheiser MKH 40-P48 & MKH 8000

Schoeps cardiod MK6

Neumann KM184

...and the rest is up to my ears which are usually stuffed under a Sennheiser Hd700 or listening to Studer A1...