baritone vocals [lictor] Pierre-Yves Le Maigat
baritone vocals [ottone] Richard Stilwell
bass vocals [liberto] Marc Vento
bass vocals [seneca] Nicolai Ghiaurov
bass vocals [soldier] Michel Philippe
composed by Claudio Monteverdi
conductor Kurt Redel
design, illustration [cover] Jon Dobin
liner notes Vincent Alfano
mezzo-soprano vocals [ottavia] Christa Ludwig
soprano vocals [arnalta] Jocelyne Taillon
soprano vocals [damigella] Daniele Perriers
soprano vocals [drusilla] Valérie Masterson
soprano vocals [pallas & virtue] Isabel Garcisanz
soprano vocals [poppea] Gwyneth Jones
tenor vocals [lucano] Michel Sénéchal
tenor vocals [nero] Jon Vickers
tenor vocals [valletto & soldier] Charles Burles
vocals [nurse] Janine Boulougne
Orchestra, Country and Release date don't appear on record (Labels, Runouts, Covers)
No booklet.
Tracklist taken from labels (No Tracklist on cover)
On front Cover:
Under title: 1978 Live Performance
Illustration signed Jon 1981
On back cover:
Live Performance = 1978
Around label trademark image: Legendary Recordings / Vocal masterpieces documented for posterity
Photo subtitle: Final scene of 'Poppea' at the Opera with Gwynet Jones and Jon Vickers (on first tier)
Cover Illustration/Design - Jon Dobin
Notes by Vincent Alfano
Orchestra and date info below is taken from [http://www.opera-club.net/release.asp?rel=590]:
Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris
Recorded at: Paris, Palais Garnier, 17 March 1978
Matrix / Runout: LR-160-3A (Runout etched side A)
Matrix / Runout: LR-160-3B (Runout etched side B)
Matrix / Runout: LR-160-3C (Runout etched side C)
Matrix / Runout: LR-160-3D (Runout etched side D)
Matrix / Runout: LR-160-3E (Runout etched side E)
Matrix / Runout: LR-160-3F (Runout etched side F)