Disk is in excellent shape. Free shipping upgrade: ships FIRST CLASS for the price of standard. From a private collection. Case and artwork have light wear. Guaranteed to play or your money back. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Washington National Opera Commentaries on CD Iphigenie en Tauride Join distinguished musicologist, opera conductor and director, Saul Lilienstein, Washington National Opera (WNO), for a program of discussion and music that explores Emilio Sagi's Iphigenie en Tauride and get a behind-the-scenes look at WNO?s production. Distinguished musicologist, opera conductor, and director Saul Lilienstein is well known as the voice of Washington National Opera?s Commentaries on CD and for his frequent guest lectures at the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, and other venues. A former student of Leonard Bernstein, Mr. Lilienstein was active in Baltimore in the 1960s as a choral conductor working as Music Director of the Handel Choir and The Hartford Choral Society. Subsequently, he turned to opera and produced and conducted 50 works as Artistic Director of The Hartford Opera Theater and Operetta Renaissance. His music articles have appeared in many international publications.