I have no significant disagreements with the comments of the previous reviewers.Under normal circumstances, I would give this set five stars for the quality of its two lead singers and take back a star for the lesser sound quality of a live recording. However, I have recently listened to subsequent recordings of this early Puccini gem. The much better recorded sound of the more recent discs clearly shows how weak the performances of their singers are in comparison with those geriatric and magnificent warhorses, Olivero and Tucker.Buy this one. Listen to it. Hear what opera, red of tooth and claw, is all about!