Goethe's Faust
Other operas based on the play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Doktor Faust - Ferruccio Busoni
Le damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust) - Hector Berlioz
Faust - Charles Gounod
Information about the opera Faust by Charles Gounod, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
One of the most popular French operas ever written.
Recommended recordings on CD
Cleva/Björling/Kirsten (Naxos Historical 8.111083-85)
Remastered from a famous 1950 Metropolitan Opera broadcast with Jussi Björling in the title role.
Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, conducted by Fausto Cleva, 1950.
Cast: Jussi Björling (Faust), Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite), Cesare Siepi (Méphistophélès), Frank Guarrera (Valentin).
Naxos Historical 8.111083-85 (mono)
Plasson/Leech/Studer (EMI CDS5 56224-2)
Excellent singing in this devoted recording.
French Army Chorus, Toulouse Capitole Chorus, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conducted by Michel Plasson, 1991.
Cast: Richard Leech (Faust), Cheryl Studer (Marguerite), José van Dam (Méphistophélès), Thomas Hampson (Valentin).
EMI CDS5 56224-2