Massenet
“Joan Sutherland is the obvious diva to encompass the demands of great range, great power and brilliant coloratura of the central role of Esclarmonde, and her performance is in its way as powerful as it is in Puccini’s last opera. Aragall proves an excellent tenor, sweet of tone and intelligent, and the other parts are well taken too. Richard Bonynge draws passionate singing and playing from chorus and orchestra, and the recording has both atmosphere and spectacle to match the story, based on a medieval romance involving song-contests and necromancy.” The Penguin Guide