Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Compact discs (ADD). Accompanying material varies. Recorded December 10-15 and 17-22, 1956, at Kingsway Hall, London. Library's copy comes with booklet (330 p. : ports. ; 13 cm.) containing program notes, synopsis in English with German and French translations, and libretto in French and German with English translation. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Teresa Stich-Randall, sopranos ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Eberhard Wächter, baritone; Otto Edelmann, bass; Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Herbert von Karajan, conductor. Sung in German; and program notes in English, German and French, and libretto in French, German and English (327 p.) inserted in container.