Callas: "I Puritani", (3)-LP Box/Booklet, RARE, LIVE, Mexico City, 1952, VG++

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Available here is a rare, (3)-LP classical box set, for the Classical Music / Opera / Maria Callas fan:
"I Puritani", an opera by Bellini, released in 1952 and featuring Maria Callas and Guiseppe Di Stefano. This is a (3)-LP box set, with multi-page booklet, all in tremendous condition.  No label (MRF-28).
Some notes about this box set, which states "Private Record - Not For Sale" on each label:
"Why would anyone want to listen to live recordings—in congested and sometimes distorted sound—of operas disfigured by brutal cuts and uneven singing? Maria Callas and two tenors supply the answer. Callas sang Elvira in Venice, Catania, Florence, and Chicago, but this 1952 Mexico City "I Puritani" was the only broadcast of Bellini’s opera documenting the soprano in one of her key bel canto roles. The performance also commemorates Giuseppe Di Stefano’s debut in an opera he later recorded with Callas in EMI’s Scala series. 
This is not a box set that could be purchased in the stores.  It is quite rare and comps are very hard to find.
The vinyl is VG++, with just a handful of faint marks across the six sides. Very glossy. The box is also in very nice condition with minor wear. The hinge is fully intact, each of the four corners of box top are split (no splits on bottom). A little paper loss at the corners. The multi-page booklet/program, which tells the story of I Puritani and has photos of Maria Callas in action in this Mexico City performance, is in top shape with no issues. All labels are clean and complete.  All in all, this is a great copy of a very rare, 68-year-old box set.
For the classical music / Maria Callas / opera fan, this (3)-LP box set is a must.  Please see photos for more detail and make this rare, wonderful 1952 LIVE presentation of "I Puritani" yours today! 

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