This recording was the last of five straight operas issued with complete dialogue in 1960–61. No new operas would receive dialogue recordings after that, except for Pirates (1968).

A note on the Decca website says this recording was made at the Watford Town Hall, but Decca is sometimes slack about such details, and no other G&S recording is known to have been made there. This could well be an error for "Walthamstow Town Hall," where a number of recordings were made.

Overall, this is probably the best recording of the opera, though other sets include bonus tracks that some buyers may find compelling.