Opera in 4 acts. Performance of the 1859 version. Title from disc label. Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Goethe. Edition recorded: Bärenreiter; Paul Prévost, editor (L'Opéra français). Includes historical and biographical essays, synopsis, and libretto in French with English translation (179 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 21 cm) bound in container. Recorded. 2018 June 10-14. Salle Gramont de Conservatoire J.-B. Lully de Puteaux and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Benjamin Bernheim (Faust) ; Véronique Gens (Marguerite) ; Andrew Foster-Williams (Méphistophélès) ; Jean-Sébastien Bou (Valentin) ; Juliette Mars (Siebel) ; Anas Séguin (Wagner/Un Mendiant) ; Ingrid Perruche (Dame Marthe) ; Les Talens lyriques ; Flemish Radio Choir ; Christophe Rousset, conductor. Sung in French.