Beyond whether we like Meyerbeer or not, whether this version of the African complemented by Joseph Fétis is at Robert le Diable, or Huguenots, I must say that I have taken great pleasure to listen to this registration because the soloists, chorus and orchestra did a remarkable job (and congratulations to the diction in French) and that the sound is of high quality. I recommend this package for fans of Meyerbeer and even opera enthusiasts in general. In the booklet accompanying the CD, the dialogue is in French, but the presentation and commentary in English and German only. We can always refer to the (brief) comments Piotr Kaminski in "A Thousand and Operas" or those ezines.