Wagner at the Met: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera;

Wagner at The Met is the first authorized release of Richard Wagner's operatic masterpieces, including the complete Ring Cycle, captured live in historic broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera. The recordings have been newly restored from the original sources and vividly display the grandeur and immediacy of these legendary, once-in-a-lifetime performances. The casts include such celebrated Wagnerians as Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior and Hans Hotter, led by iconic conductors including Fritz Reiner, George Szell and Erich Leinsdorf. The 25 CDs are packaged in minijackets in a lift-off bbox that includes a 128-page book with synopses and essays about each opera.