When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I recently inherited this and have no idea how to clean it to avoid damage. The product is a box set of vinyl records featuring the opera \"Salome\" by Richard Strauss, performed by artists such as Birgit Nilsson and conducted by Georg Solti with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The release title is on the London record label, and the vinyl matrix number is ZAL.5420. The records play at a speed of 33 RPM and are in a cardboard sleeve case. The genre is classical and opera, with a 1960s style and full frequency range recording for an authentic listening experience. The language is German, and there are two audio channels in stereo for a high-quality sound output. This image shows the original 1962 stereo 2-LP box set of Richard Strauss\'s opera Salome. Released by London Records (catalog number OSA 1218), this recording is widely considered a definitive performance of the work.
Recording Highlights
Principal Cast: Features legendary Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson in the title role, with Eberhard Wächter (Jokanaan), Gerhard Stolze (Herod), and Grace Hoffman (Herodias).
Orchestra & Conductor: Sir Georg Solti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Production: Produced by John Culshaw using Decca\'s \"Sonicstage\" technique, intended to create a vivid, theatrical listening experience through stereo separation.
Critical Reception: Nilsson\'s performance is often described as \"visceral\" and \"mythically definitive,\" though some critics note that Solti\'s conducting can occasionally overpower the singers.
Collector Information
Original Contents: The box set originally included two 12-inch vinyl records and a 16-page booklet (libretto) containing the German text and English translation..
Technical Detail: The \"London\" label was the brand used for British Decca recordings released in the United StatesShipping can be combined. All records were inherited and have not been cleaned because I do not have the knowledge to be assured that it will be done correctly.
