In this recording of La Bohème one does not need many words to describe them. The fact is that this is one of the finest opera recordings that are available on the CD market. And I think it is the most beautiful. The recording and the work anyway wake with me every deepest emotions when I hear this recording. The music is divine and goes deeply into the heart. The cast is world class and Freni and Pavarotti are not to beat here. Mirella Freni singing Mimi angelic. She sings and lives this fragile and ill Mimi. This goes right to the heart and moves you to tears. Pavarotti with his noble tenor is a terrific Rodolfo. Karajan lets every facet of the music sounded gorgeously. The gaiety of the bohemians and the deep sadness of the work. For example, in the fourth act, the bohemians celebrate and feel and a boisterous merriment. Then the music tilts immediately into deep sad because Musetta appears, and with it comes the terminally ill Mimi. This CD and La Bohème are quite grand opera, full of emotion and feeling. This CD belongs in every collection, they must love simply.