"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice--pungent, emotionally forward, thrilling ... His Elisabetta is Gundula Janowitz ... she makes some very beautiful sounds ... Shirley Verrett almost walks away with the whole show with her fiery Eboli. Nicolai Ghiaurov is at his grandest as poor Philip II, and his scene with the terrifying Grand Inquisitor of Martti Talvela will take your breath away." -- ClassicsToday