by Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson · Capitol · CD · EAN 0077775435825
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«Faust» is the album of excerpts from Charles Gounod's opera, released in 1991 on CD.
Opera in five acts with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's Faust. It tells of the pact between the wise Faust and Méphistophélès to regain his youth and win Marguerite. This selection brings together famous passages such as «Le veau d'or», «Salut! demeure chaste et pure...» and «O Dieu! que de bijoux!».
DDD recording conducted by Michel Plasson, with Cheryl Studer, Richard Leech, José van Dam and Thomas Hampson, together with the Chœur de l'Armée Française and the Chœur et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.
Suitable for opera enthusiasts and for those seeking a first introduction to Gounod's Faust through its arias and choruses.
