A little bit of supplement. I reviewed this recording for ARG in Sep/Oct 2007. There I mentioned another recording of the opera on CPO. I prefer the Naive on all levels except one: the CPO is closer to complete; the Naive cuts about 20 minutes. Even so, the cuts are not fatal, and the Naive remains a clear preference. Those intrigued by Stephen should check out the new recording of his orchestral music on Chandos. I reviewed it in Mar/Apr 2006. I liked it very much and generally preferred those performances to the older German ones I know. Roger Hecht *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html