The Boheme scene featuring Bjorling and Tebaldi is the greatest opera perfomance on film. Tebaldi is radiant and charming and in prime voice. Bjorling is the ideal Rodolfo and his acting is completely natural. He does nothing more or less than needed. Charles Laughton's personal and heartfelt introduction is obviously in his own words. Magda Olivero's Vissi D'arte is incomplete as is Parigi, o cara by Callas and Kraus. Leontyne Price's nearly perfect vibrato is on display in a well done O patria mia and the great Wunderlich delivers a great performance of Tamino's aria. The "singing actors," Christoff,Callas and Vickers deliver intense performances that may seem over the top as taken out of context and on the small screen. The young Sutherland and Corelli are both spectacular and De Los Angeles,Gigli and Schipa all deliver prime performances.