Faust / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Goethe ; stage producer, Jean-Louis Barrault ; realized by Antonello Madau Diaz ; [produced for DVD by Allan Altman].

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoPleasantville, N.Y. : Video Artists International, ©2007.
Description1 videodisc (224 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Included WorkGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust.
Included WorkBarbier, Jules, 1825-1901 librettist.
Included WorkCarré, Michel, 1819-1872 librettist.
Included WorkBarrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994 producer.
Included WorkMadau Díaz, Antonello, 1931- director.
Included WorkAltman, Allan, producer.
Included WorkKraus, Alfredo performer.
Included WorkScotto, Renata, 1934-2023 performer.
Included WorkGhiaurov, Nicolai, 1929-2004 performer.
Included WorkSaccomani, Lorenzo performer.
Included WorkMazzotta, Paolo, performer.
Included WorkDal Piva, Milena, performer.
Included WorkDi Stasio, Anna performer.
Included WorkEthuin, Paul, 1924- conductor.
Included WorkDupont, Jacques, set designer, costume designer.
Included WorkNovaro, Luciana choreographer.
Included WorkGilbert, Ernest, host.
Included WorkGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
Other author/creatorNHK Kōkyō Gakudan, performer.
Other author/creatorNHK Italian Opera Chorus, performer.
Other author/creatorJapan Chorus Union, performer.
Other author/creatorMomoko Tani Ballet, performer.
Other author/creatorTokyo City Ballet, performer.
Other author/creatorTokyo Theatrical Ensemble, performer.
Variant title Gounod : Faust
Abstract The classic tale in which a medieval scholar makes a pact with the devil.
General noteBased on Goethe's Faust.
General noteOriginally produced in 1973.
General noteIncludes interview in English with Renata Scotto, Ernest Gilbert, host (37 min.).
CreditsScenery & costume design, Jacques Dupont ; choreographer, Luciana Novaro.
Performer Alfredo Kraus (Faust) ; Renata Scotto (Marguerite) ; Nicolai Ghiaurov (Méphistophélès) ; Lorenzo Saccomani (Valentin) ; Paolo Mazzotta (Wagner) ; Milena Dal Piva (Siebel) ; Anna Di Stasio (Marthe) ; the NHK Symphony Orchestra ; NHK Italian Opera Chorus and members of the Japan Chorus Union ; Momoko Tani Ballet Troupe ; Tokyo City Ballet Troupe ; Tokyo Theatrical Ensemble ; Paul Ethuin, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded live Sept. 9 & 12, 1973, NHK Hall, Tokyo.
Technical detailsDVD; NTSC; all region, mono., dual-layer.
LanguageSung in French, with forced Japanese subtitles and optional English, French, German, Italian or Spanish subtitles.
Genre/formFilmed operas.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
UPC 089948441793
Publisher number4417 Video Artists International

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