Here is yet another facet of the young Carol Neblett's artistry. Neblett was always a comely woman and I'm sure she looked smashing on stage in the role. She also sounds smashing, easily negotiating the challenging chromatic writing Rimsky-Korsakov wrote for the Queen. She ducks the optional high E at the end of the second act, substituting a D instead. No matter: she is superb.Spiro Malas is mostly known as singing Sulpice in a variety of productions of Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment with such stars as Sills and Sutherland in the title role. He shows his considerable abilities as Dodon here, singing with firm, rich tone and excellent diction. Enrico Di Giuseppe is superb as the Astrologer and a young Ruth Welting sings a lovely Golden Cockerel (did she ever sing the Queen?). Gary Glaze brings vocal distinction to his brief role as Dodon's son, Guidon. Walter Susskind leads an enjoyable performance that the audience enthusiastically enjoys.The sound is good (it takes the tapist a minute or so to settle down at the beginning). The voices are slightly recessed, but one can hear them clearly enough. On headphones it's probably less of a problem. I wish Andy would add Welting's name to the cast list above.