Richard Wagner Complete Operas 43 CD box set DG 2012

In addition to the two magnificent BBC recordings of Wagner's two ea. Rly operas, made in 1976 under Sir Edward Downes, the edition contains selected recordings that have been highly acclaimed by critics and audiences, such as the "Ring" (James Levine), "The Flying Dutchman" and "Tannhäuser" (Giuseppe Sinopoli), "Parsifal" (Sir Georg Solti) and "Tristan und Isolde" (Carlos Kleiber). The cast, too, reads like a who's who of world opera stars: Plácido Domingo in the title role of Tannhäuser and as Lohengrin with Jessye Norman in the role of Elsa at his side, Cheryl Studer in the role of Senta and Margaret Price and René Kollo as a dream cast in the title roles of Tristan und Isolde.

The 140-page booklet contains new texts by Christian Windhagen, numerous artist photos and the complete librettos in German with the option to download the English translations. A magnificent boxset for Wagner & opera devotees.