Faust discography

This is a list of recordings of the opera Faust (1859) by Charles Gounod.

Year	Cast (Faust, Mephistopheles, Marguerite)	Conductor, Opera house and orchestra	Label
1908	Karl Jörn, Paul Knüpfer, Emmy Destinn	Bruno Seidler-Winkler Grammophone Orchestra Berlin Chorus of the Court Opera Berlin (sung in German)	Grammophon CD: Supraphon Cat: 11 2136-2
1911–12	Léon Beyle, André Gresse, Jeanne Campredon	François Ruhlmann, Unknown Orchestra and Chorus	Pathé Opera Series CD: Marston Records Cat: 53007-2
1918	Giuliano Romagnoli, Fernando Autori, Gemma Bosini	Carlo Sabajno, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus (sung in Italian)	Original issue: HMV S 5260-5298 (20 sides) CD: Divine Art "Historic Sound" Cat: DDH 27810
1929 (?)	Antonio Melandri, Nazzareno De Angelis, Gina Cigna	Lorenzo Molajoli, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus (sung in Italian)	Audio LP: Columbia
1929–30	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, Orchestra and Chorus of the Reichssender Stuttgart (sung in German)	CD: Arkadia Cat: 5054
1938	Helge Rosvaenge, Michael Bohnen, Hilde Singenstreu	Heinrich Steiner, Orchestra and Chorus of the Reichssender Berlin	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, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre (sung in Russian)	CD: Dante Lys Cat: 301-3
1947–48	Georges Noré, Roger Rico, Géori Boué	Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus	CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.110117-18
1948	Ivan Kozlovsky, Alexander Pirogov, Elizaveta Shumskaya	Vassili Nebolsin, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre (sung in Russian)	Audio LP: Melodia Cat: 05776-83
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, Théâtre National de l' Opéra de Paris Orchestra and Chorus	CD: EMI Cat: CMS 5 65256-2; Malibran Cat: CMS5652562 (mono)
1954	Ferruccio Tagliavini, Boris Christoff, Anna Maria Rovere	Gabriele Santini, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (sung in Italian)	CD: Bongiovanni Cat: HOC009
1956	Gianni Poggi, Raffaele Arié, Marcella Pobbe	Fausto Cleva, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (sung in Italian)	CD: Andromeda Cat: ANDRCD5054; Bongiovanni Cat: HOC041/42
1958	Nicolai Gedda, Boris Christoff, Victoria de los Ángeles	André Cluytens, Théâtre National de l' Opéra de Paris Orchestra and Chorus	CD: EMI Classics, Cat: 65256-2 (stereo)
1958	Nicolai Gedda, Jerome Hines, Hilde Gueden	Jean Morel, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus	CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD0270
1959	Jussi Björling, Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Söderström	Jean Morel, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus	CD: Myto Records Cat: MCD00174
1959	Ilija Jossifov, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Katja Popova	Atanas Margaritov, Orchestra and Chorus of the Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria	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, unnamed orchestra and choir	Audio LP: Orphée Cat: ? (excerpts)
1966	Franco Corelli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Joan Sutherland	Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus	CD: Decca 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, "Live" performance of the New York City Opera	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 and the 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 (excerpts)
1976	Giacomo Aragall, Paul Plishka, Montserrat Caballé,	Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeurs de l'opéra du Rhin	CD: Erato Cat: 45685
1978	Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Mirella Freni	Georges Prêtre, Théâtre National de 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
1991	Richard Leech, José van Dam, Cheryl Studer	Michel Plasson, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, 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 Orchestra	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 Orchestra	CD: Orfeo Cat: C 805 103 D

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• Amazon Faust discography (15 items)