The Anna Russel Album
Miss Russel quite funny as usual, but buyers should be warned that these CDs are cheap reissues lacking the original booklet with all the texts and lyrics.

Unfortunately they are not advertised as such !!!!!!

Anna Russell Album
Very witty and a beautiful mockery of all those classical music buffs who take themselves so very very seriously and see themselves as representatives of HIGH ART an blather on about their impeccable taste and knowledge

Still funny after all these years
I heard this performance back in the '60's and most of it is still full of fun and can still make opera lovers laugh.

Raves for Russell
Even though some of Anna Russell's material is somewhat dated (i.e. "Mairzy Doats, Aquatic Andrews Sisters etc.) this is a marvelous and painless way to become acquainted with the motifs from Wagner's Ring Cycle. I've listened many times over the years and it never fails to amuse.
The other offerings on singing styles are equally hysterical.

Intelligent and musical fun.-
Due to the recent passing away of the legenday Anna Russell I bought this record and certainly did not regret it.- Inspite of having been originally recorded in 1952 and 1953 the sound is very good.- Ms. Russell combines a great sense of humour with profound musical knowledge, a wonderful timing of her jokes, and the talent of a gifted and very musical singer.- She captures the essence of the German lied, the French mélodie, the efforts of a dramatic soprano to make herself heard over the huge Wagnerian orchestra, culminating in her famous, already classic, 22 minutes long analysis of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs.- I listened to this recording three times in a row and had great fun.- Only Victor Borge can be compared to her with respect to this rare combination of deep musicianship with a real gift for comedy.- If you don't know yet these numbers, don't hesitate - buy the record, you will not be sorry.-