FAUST (Gounod)
VAI DVD 4417, $39.95

One of the most popular operas of all time, with a dream cast: Renata Scotto as Marguerite, Alfredo Kraus as Faust, and Nicolai Ghiaurov as Méphistophélès. The NHK Symphony Orchestra, NHK Italian Italian Opera Chorus, and Members of the Japan Chorus Union are all under the direction of Paul Ethuin. This production of Faust includes the complete “Walpurgis Night” ballet sequence, here danced by the Momoko Tani and Tokyo City Ballet Troupes. Vidoetaped live in performance in NHK Hall, Tokyo, September 9 & 12, 1973. Bonus segment features an exclusive 2007 interview with Renata Scotto, in which she discusses performing in Japan, her illustrious colleagues, and her perspectives on the operatic art form.

FAUST

Music by Charles Gounod

Libretto by Jules Barbier and

Michel Carré after Goethe's Faust

Faust: Alfredo Kraus

Marguerite: Renata Scotto

Méphistophélès: Nicolai Ghiaurov

Valentin: Lorenzo Saccomani

Wagner: Paolo Mazzotta

Siebel: Milena Dal Piva

Marthe: Anna di Stasio

The NHK Symphony Orchestra

NHK Italian Opera Chorus

Paul Ethuin, conductor

Videotaped live, September 9/12, 1973

NHK Hall, Tokyo

Embedded subtitles in Japanese remain onscreen throughout, with additional options to view subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Region 0 encoding: playable worldwide.

Bonus: 2007 interview with Scotto

September 9/12, 1973, 175 min., Color, All regions