The Best of Faust by Gounod / Original Recordings Featuring Victoria de Los Angeles and Boris Christoff / The Opera Masters Series / Audio CD 2005

PlatCD 1234

UPC 5014293123426

MADE IN THE EU

English Summary:

Charles-François Gounod’s Faust was once one of the most famous and most performed of all operas: at Covent Garden it was heard every season between 1863 and 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, temptation, and the age-old battle between satanic powers and religion. It is based on Carré’s play Faust et Marguerite, which in turn is based on Part I of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem Faust, one of the great works of European literature.

Cast:

Nicolai Gedda - Faust (tenor)

Boris Christoff - Mephostopheles (bass)

Jean Borthayre - Valentin (baritone)

Victoria de Los Angeles - Marguertite (soprano)

Martha Angelici - Siebel (mezzo-soprano)

Solange Michel - Marte (mezzo-soprano)

Robin Jeantet - Wagner (baritone)

Chorus & Orchestra of the Theatre National de L'Opera

Conducted by André Cluytens

Tracklist:

1. Introduction

ACT 1 Faust's Study

2. O mérville

ACT 2: OUTSIDE THE CITY GATES

3. Vin ou biere

4. O sante médaille ... Avant de quitter ce lieux

5. Le veau d' or

6. Waltz: Ainsi que la brise l'egere

ACT 3: MARGUERITE'S GARDEN

7. Quel trouble inconnu... Salut! demeure chaste et pure

8. Il'e tait un Roi de Thulé

9. Jewel Song: O Dieu! que de bijoux

10. Love Duet: Il se fait tard

ACT 4: OUTSIDE MARGUERTIE'S HOUSE

11. Soldier's Chorus: D'éposons les armes... Gloire Immortelle

12. Serenade: Vous qui faites l'endormie

13. Death of Valentin: Ecoute-moi bien

ACT 5: IN A PRISON CELL

14. Finale: Alerte... Anges

Set in Sixteenth century Germany. Sung in French