Originally broadcast by the BBC in December of 1961, this Kultur release offers a series of six recitals by some of the biggest names in Opera. Performers include Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda, Soprano Nicolai Gedda, American soprano Teresa Stitch-Randall, Australian coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland, Finnish bass Kim Borg, and German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig accompanied by English pianist Gerald Moore.