Captured in the golden acoustic of the Salle de la Mutualité in Paris, this legendary 1958 recording of Gounod's Faust remains the definitive benchmark of French lyricism on disc. Under the vibrant, idiomatic direction of André Cluytens, the native forces of the Théâtre National de l'Opéra bring an unmatched theatrical pulse and stylistic authority to the score.

Ella Fitzgerald's Like Someone in Love truly captures her at her absolute zenith, and the pairing of her crystalline phrasing with Stan Getz's buttery tenor sax and Frank DeVol's lush arrangements is pure magic.