by Charles-François Gounod · Prism Leisure · CD · EAN 5014293123426
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«The Best of Faust» is the compilation by Charles Gounod, released in 2005 by Prism Leisure on CD.
It brings together celebrated numbers from Gounod's opera Faust, sung in French, with the Chorus and Orchestra of the National Opera Theatre conducted by André Cluytens. Includes «Le veau d'or», «Salut! demeure chaste et pure» and the «Jewel Song». Set in 16th-century Germany, it tells of Faust's pact with Mephistopheles for Marguerite's love.
Compilation of original recordings with Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda and Boris Christoff in the leading roles. Opera Masters series.
For classical opera enthusiasts seeking historical versions with great 20th-century singers.
