Choice, price and response has always been excellent but!!! Over the years I have bought countless CDs and many DVDs (opera and classical music) with no fault with their quality. However, my "small niggle" is that when describing the DVD there is often no specific reference to whether it is a "live" recording or a "staged/mimed" performance. I have now given up buying DG opera DVDs as their back catalogue seems to be all the latter type, with some truly execrable performances. It's too expensive to "take a chance" on it being a live performance - with all the necessary emotion and excitement and true lipsync. I have otherwise enjoyed countless hours of enjoyment from my purchases. I am already pleasurably anticipating my current order.