Faust discography

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::summary Recordings of Gounod's opera ::

This is a list of recordings of the opera Faust (1859) by Charles Gounod, sung in French unless otherwise noted.

Audio recordings

::data[format=table] | Year | Cast (Faust, Mephistopheles Marguerite) | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label | |---|---|---|---| | 1908 | Carl Jörn Paul Knüpfer Emmy Destinn | Bruno Seidler-Winkler Grammophone Orchestra Berlin, Berlin State Opera chorus (sung in German) | LP: Grammophon CD: Supraphon Cat: 11 2136-2 | | 1911–1912 | Léon Beyle André Gresse Jeanne Campredon | François Ruhlmann Studio orchestra and chorus | LP: Pathé CD: Marston Records Cat: 53007-2 | | 1918 | Giuliano Romagnoli Fernando Autori Gemma Bosini | Carlo Sabajno Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (sung in Italian) | LP: La voce del padrone Cat: S 5260-5298 CD: Divine Art Cat: DDH 27810 | | 1929 | Antonio Melandri Nazzareno De Angelis Gina Cigna | Lorenzo Molajoli Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus (sung in Italian) | LP: Columbia Records | | 1929–1930 | Heddle Nash Robert Easton Miriam Licette | Thomas Beecham BBC Symphony Orchestra and chorus (sung in English) | CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 9010 | | 1930 | César Vezzani Marcel Journet Mireille Berthon | Henri Büsser L'Opéra de Paris orchestra and chorus | CD: Membran Cat: 231136 | | 1937 | Helge Rosvaenge Georg Hann Margarete Teschemacher | Joseph Keilberth Reichssender Stuttgart orchestra and chorus (sung in German) | CD: Arkadia Cat: 5054 | | 1938 | Helge Rosvaenge Michael Bohnen Hilde Singenstreu | Heinrich Steiner Reichssender Berlin orchestra and chorus | CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD992H030 | | 1940 | Richard Crooks Ezio Pinza Helen Jepson | Wilfrid Pelletier Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.110016-17 | | 1947 | Ivan Kozlovsky Mark Reizen Elizaveta Shumskaya | Vassili Nebolsin Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus (sung in Russian) | LP: Melodia Cat: 05776-83 CD: Dante Lys Cat: 301-3 | | 1947–1948 | Georges Noré Roger Rico Géori Boué | Thomas Beecham Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus | LP: RCA Victor Cat: LCT-6100 CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.110117-18 | | 1949 | Giuseppe Di Stefano Italo Tajo Dorothy Kirsten | Wilfrid Pelletier Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD001H037 | | 1950 | Jussi Björling Cesare Siepi Dorothy Kirsten | Fausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111083-85 | | 1951 | Eugene Conley Cesare Siepi Eleanor Steber | Fausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Preiser Records Cat: 20015 | | 1953 | Nicolai Gedda Boris Christoff Victoria de los Ángeles | André Cluytens L'Opéra de Paris orchestra and chorus | CD: EMI Cat: CMS 5 65256-2 CD: Malibran Cat: CMS5652562 | | 1954 | Ferruccio Tagliavini Boris Christoff Anna Maria Rovere | Gabriele Santini Teatro di San Carlo orchestra and chorus (sung in Italian) | CD: Bongiovanni Cat: HOC009 | | 1956 | Gianni Poggi Raffaele Arié Marcella Pobbe | Fausto Cleva Teatro di San Carlo orchestra and chorus (sung in Italian) | CD: Andromeda Cat: ANDRCD5054; Bongiovanni Cat: HOC041/42 | | 1958 | Nicolai Gedda Boris Christoff Victoria de los Ángeles | André Cluytens L'Opéra de Paris orchestra and chorus | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 65256-2 | | 1958 | Nicolai Gedda Jerome Hines Hilde Gueden | Jean Paul Morel Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD0270 | | 1959 | Jussi Björling Cesare Siepi Elisabeth Söderström | Jean Paul Morel Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD00174 | | 1959 | Ilija Jossifov Nicolai Ghiaurov Katja Popova | Atanas Margaritov Sofia National Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Gala Cat: GL100625 | | 1960 | Eugenio Fernandi Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Renata Scotto | Armando La Rosa Parodi RAI National Symphony Orchestra and chorus | CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD00246 | | 1960 | Gustave Botiaux Xavier Dupraz Andréa Guiot | Jésus Etcheverry | LP: Orphée Cat: | | 1966 | Franco Corelli Nicolai Ghiaurov Joan Sutherland | Richard Bonynge London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus | CD: Decca Records Cat: 470563-2 | | 1967 | Gianni Raimondi Nicolai Ghiaurov Mirella Freni | Georges Prêtre Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus | CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD1294 | | 1968 | Michele Molese Norman Treigle Beverly Sills | Julius Rudel New York City Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Opera Depot Cat: 10772-02 | | 1971 | Nicolai Gedda Nicolai Ghiaurov Heather Harper | Gianandrea Gavazzeni Teatro Colón orchestra and chorus | CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD1443 | | 1973 | Alfredo Kraus Nicolai Ghiaurov Renata Scotto | Paul Ethuin NHK Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera chorus | CD: Nota Blu Cat: | | 1973 | György Korondy Kolos Kováts Sylvia Sass | Ervin Lukács Hungarian State Opera House orchestra Hungarian Radio and Television chorus Honved Ensemble Male Choir (sung in Hungarian) | CD: Hungaroton Cat: HCD32411 | | 1976 | Giacomo Aragall Paul Plishka Montserrat Caballé | Alain Lombard Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg Opéra national du Rhin chorus | LP: RCA Red Seal Cat: FRL4-2493 CD: Erato Cat: 45685 | | 1978 | Plácido Domingo Nicolai Ghiaurov Mirella Freni | Georges Prêtre L'Opéra de Paris orchestra and chorus | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 5 09166 | | 1986 | Francisco Araiza Yevgeny Nesterenko Kiri Te Kanawa | Colin Davis Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and chorus | CD: Philips Cat: 475 7769 | | 1989 | Alberto Cupido, Simon Estes, Rosalind Plowright | Seiji Ozawa, French National Orchestra and Radio France Chorus | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 426 596-2 | | 1991 | Richard Leech José van Dam Cheryl Studer | Michel Plasson Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse French Army Chorus | CD: EMI Classics Cat: CDS 5 56224-2 | | 1993 | Jerry Hadley Samuel Ramey Cecilia Gasdia | Carlo Rizzi Welsh National Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Warner Classics Cat: 4 509-90 872-2 | | 1999 | Paul Charles Clarke Alastair Miles Mary Plazas | David Parry Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (sung in English) | CD: Chandos Cat: 3014(3) | | 2009 | Piotr Beczała Kwangchul Youn Soile Isokoski | Bertrand de Billy Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus | CD: Orfeo Cat: C 805 103 D | | 2016 | Aljaž Farasin Carlo Colombara Marjukka Tepponen | Ville Matvejeff Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka – Opera orchestra and choir (1864 London version) | CD: Naxos Cat: 8.660456-58 | | 2018 | Benjamin Bernheim Andrew Foster-Williams Véronique Gens | Christophe Rousset Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir (1859 version) | CD: Bru Zane Cat: BZ 1037 | ::

Video recordings

::data[format=table] | Year | Cast (Faust, Mephistopheles Marguerite, Valentin) | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra (production details) | Label | |---|---|---|---| | 1985 | Francisco Araiza, Ruggero Raimondi, Gabriela Beňačková, Walton Grönroos | Erich Binder, Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Production and video director: Ken Russell) | DVD: DGG Cat: 073 4108 | | 2004 | Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Angela Gheorghiu, Simon Keenlyside | Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus (Stage director: David McVicar) | DVD: EMI Cat: 6316119 | | 2014 | Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Marina Poplavskaya, Russell Braun | Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Stage director: Des McAnuff) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand Blu-ray/DVD: Decca | | 2015 | Charles Castronovo, Ildar Abdrazakov, Irina Lungu, Vasilij Ladjuk | Gianandrea Noseda, Teatro Regio di Torino Orchestra & Chorus (Production and choreographer: Stefano Poda) | HD video: Unitel/medici.tv | | 2019 | Michael Fabiano, Erwin Schrott, Irina Lungu, Stéphane Degout | Dan Ettinger, Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus (Production: David McVicar) | HD video: ROH Stream, medici.tv | | 2021 | Benjamin Bernheim, Christian Van Horn, Ermonela Jaho, Florian Sempey | Lorenzo Viotti, Paris Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Director: Tobias Kratzer; recorded live at the Opéra Bastille) | HD video: Paris Opera Play | ::

References

Notes

Sources

• Amazon Faust discography (15 items)

References

1. [http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLGOFAUS.HTM Recordings of ''Faust'' on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk]
2. "Faust Liner Notes". Marston Records.
3. ''Faust'' (1985), Vienna, {{ASIN. B000B8ISPA.
4. [https://ondemand.metopera.org/performance/detail/ce7f431d-5ac1-5d9d-8bab-24d7e95e5f0e ''Faust'' (2014)], Met Opera on Demand.
5. [https://www.medici.tv/en/operas/faust-gianandrea-stefano-poda-orchestra-del-teatro-regio-di-torino-charles-castronovo-ildar-abdrazakov ''Faust'' (2015), Turin], medici.tv.
6. [https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/faust-2019-digital ''Faust'' (2019), ROH], ROH Stream.
7. [https://www.medici.tv/en/operas/gounod-faust-david-mcvicar-dan-ettinger-erwin-schrott-stephane-degout-royal-opera-house ''Faust'' (2019), ROH], medici.tv.
8. [https://play.operadeparis.fr/en/p/faust ''Faust'' (2021)], Paris Opera Play.

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