Special offer. Gounod: Faust
Jerry Hadley (Faust), Cecilia Gasdia (Marguerite), Samuel Ramey (Méphistophélès), Susanne Mentzer (Siébel), Alexandru Agache (Valentin), Brigitte Fassbaender (Marthe), Philippe Fourcade (Wagner)
Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Rizzi with an outstanding cast and vividly clear record, makes the whole score seem totally fresh and few. Jerry Hadley has lyrical freshness rather than heroic power...and, like Rizzi's conducting,...
Special offer. Gounod: Faust
Jerry Hadley (Faust), Cecilia Gasdia (Marguerite), Samuel Ramey (Méphistophélès), Susanne Mentzer (Siébel), Alexandru Agache (Valentin), Brigitte Fassbaender (Marthe), Philippe Fourcade (Wagner)
Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
Purchase product
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Rizzi with an outstanding cast and vividly clear record, makes the whole score seem totally fresh and few. Jerry Hadley has lyrical freshness rather than heroic power...and, like Rizzi's conducting,...
About
Contents and tracklist
- Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- Carlo Rizzi
- Jerry Hadley (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Philippe Fourcade (baritone), Alexandru Agache (baritone), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), Cecilia Gasdia (soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus
- Carlo Rizzi
Récitatif. "Merci de ta chanson !" (Chœur, Valentin, Wagner, Méphistophélès, Siébel)
Track length2:45
- Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), Jerry Hadley (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Cecilia Gasdia (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- Carlo Rizzi, Carlo RIizzi
Récitatif. "Je voudrais bien savoir" - Chanson du roi de Thulé. "Il était un roi de Thulé" (Marguerite)
Track length6:29
- Cecilia Gasdia (soprano), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Alexandru Agache (baritone), Samuel Ramey (bass), Jerry Hadley (tenor), Brigitte Fassbaneder (mezzo-soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera & Chorus
- Carlo Rizzi
Récitatif. "Écoutez !"- Chœur. "Déponsons les armes !" (Marthe, Valentin, Siébel, Chœur)
Track length2:56
Gounod:
Faust : Act 3: Air et chœur. "Écoute-moi bien, Marguerite !" (Valentin, Marthe, Siébel, Chœur)
Work length5:24
- Alexandru Agache (baritone), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- Carlo Rizzi
- Jerry Hadley (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Cecilia Gasdia (soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- Carlo Rizzi
- Jerry Hadley (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- Carlo Rizzi
Awards and reviews
-
Penguin GuideRosette
2011 edition
Rizzi with an outstanding cast and vividly clear record, makes the whole score seem totally fresh and few. Jerry Hadley has lyrical freshness rather than heroic power...and, like Rizzi's conducting, his singing has more light and shade than that of his rivals.