Compact disc. Program notes in English by Felix Aprahamian, synopsis in English, and libretto with English translation by Paul Myer laid in container. Recorded in Berlin, Dec. 1978. Opera in five acts; Frederica Von Stade, soprano; Nadine Denize, mezzo-soprano; Richard Stilwell, José van Dam, baritones; Ruggero Raimondi, bass; other soloists; Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.