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GOUNOD: FAUST (complete) in Italian
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

Faust first became popular in this Italian version with libretto by Achille de Lauzières, before being fully accepted in the original French. The Italian text seems to suit the music so much better! Among the many recordings of this opera, this 1920 La Scala performance, made for HMV, must be amongst the best - the main soloists are superb and despite the age of the recording (made acoustically) come through clear due to the wonderful audio restoration work of Andrew Rose.
The CD booklet includes the Italian libretto, and the French Italian and English librettos are on a PDF file on Disc 2, which can be opened and printed from any computer.

playing time:  CD1: 72.29 CD2: 70.09
direct sale price:  £12.00
audio  sample:  Soldiers' Chorus (opening)
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CAST:
Faust: Giuliano Romagnoli
Margarita: Gemma Bosini
Mefistofele: Fernando Autori
Siebel: Gilda Timitz
Wagner: Napoleone Limonta
Valentino: Adolfo Pacini
Marta: Nelda Garrone

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“Is this too cool or what? Any self respecting opera fan will want to grab a copy of this.” – Chris Spector (MidWest Record)