Gounod's "Faust" opera (libretto by Michel Carre and Jules Barbier) is based on the love story of Faust and Marguerite which is but a part of Goethe's "Faust" drama. Consequently the title of the opera is unacceptable in Germany where it …Read More
Gounod's "Faust" opera (libretto by Michel Carre and Jules Barbier) is based on the love story of Faust and Marguerite which is but a part of Goethe's "Faust" drama. Consequently the title of the opera is unacceptable in Germany where it is renamed "Margarethe", after the heroine.. Preface - Editorial Notes - Vorwort - Revisionsbericht - Textual Notes / Einzelanmerkungen - I. Danse Prelude-Valse Modere - II. Helene et les jeunes Troyennes: Cleoptre et les jeunes Nubiennes - III. Entree des jeunes Nubiennes - IV. Variation de Cleoptre - V. Entree des jeunes Troyennes - VI. Variation d'Helene - VII. Final - Entree de Phrynee. Eulenburg Miniature Scores.