This is four stars because though, from what I see, the music, performances, and interpretations, are first rate, the product is let down somewhat in the presentation. There's no libretto, the subtitling is incomplete and in "Olde English", the video quality is poor, and the sound, while generally good, does have a slight hiss - the latter criticism being minor.Without some sort of context, I found myself lost at the beginning of the opera though it begins to make more sense as time goes by.Still, it's a bargain, but I do recommend the buyer get a libretto to go with it. Search well, and widely, and you should be able to pick up such a thing for under $10 (...)