Six complete operas from the basic repertoire—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1974! The most representative operas from the standard roster! A perfect way to get the most famous operas all in one space-saving set, in great performances at a rock-bottom price! There will always be people who don’t understand the frenzied excitement that opera fans often display at the end of a favorite singer’s big aria, or at a mighty choral climax; those who do soon become members of a select company for whom no emotion is too large, no canvas too vast, and for whom the “barrier” of a foreign language magically disappears into a thing of no consequence before the onslaught of music powerful enough to loosen a chandelier. This set is a delightful primer for the opera beginner, giving a taste of the humor, tragedy, intimacy, spectacle, and all-around splendor that make up “a night at the opera.”