Richard Pennycuick wrote: >I notice that Philips has released a monster box containing all the >Berlioz Davis recorded for them, probably including only one Symphonie >Fantastique. I imagine most Berliozians will have already invested in >some of the individual CDs, which probably makes this news more annoying >than illuminating. Last I checked I saw in London, but not in USA, a Berlioz Philips Opera box containing the three studio opera recordings and I did wonder whether, in the manner of e.g. their Boehm Ring Box, this box would lack librettos. For a newbie to hear such operas (Berlioz or The Ring) without librettos would be a rather confusing situation. A box with librettos would be great as an introduction to Berlioz. If anyone knows whether librettos are included, I would appreciate hearing that. One of the great things about the LSO Live Berlioz is the very convenient librettos. Yoel [log in to unmask]