The producers apologize for radio and tape interferences and the voice of the prompter, especially in Act 3.
This recording of Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" was made at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth on August 21, 1958.
Josef Greindl, who sings King Marke, is also featured on the album cover.
Grace Hoffman, who sings Brangäne, is pictured with conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch.
A bonus track features Wolfgang Windgassen as Tristan, Hans Hotter as Kurwenal, and Birgit Nilsson as Isolde, recorded in Bayreuth in 1957.
Wolfgang Windgassen, who sings Tristan, and Birgit Nilsson, who sings Isolde, are featured on the album cover.
