Puccini: The Great Opera Collection

Renata Tebaldi's cycle of the great Puccini Operas. Tebaldi sings all of the Puccini Heroines, while surrounded by some of the finest names in opera; Carlo Bergonzi, Mario del Monaco, Robert Merrill, Fernando Corena, George London, Cesare Siepi, Fiorenza Cossotto.

Decca's 15CD set of the nine famous Puccini Operas. Included are complete recordings Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West, Turandot, and a complete Il Trittico (Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi). The CDs are all in slip covers instead of jewel cases, which makes the package quite streamlined. The booklet included gives complete cast listings and synopses of all the operas.