Wes Crone:

>Anyway, I was wondering if you kind folks had any suggestions for Wagner's
>Ring cycle.

Solti for me.  I like him better than Karajan or Levine, the only other
complete Rings I've heard.

>I would like the same honest suggestions for Strauss' Elektra and Salome.

I've heard only Solti's Elektra.  I like it, but that could well be because
I like the opera.  I've heard Sinopoli, Dohnanyi, and Karajan's Salome.  I
like all three, and can't pick between them.

Steve Schwartz