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℗1987
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3 audio discs (193 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in + 1 book (110 pages)
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Philips: 475 6669 (475 7770--475 7772)
Opera in 5 acts; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Goethe
Originally released in 1987 as Philips 420 164-2
"Co-production with the Bavarian Radio"--Notes
Compact discs
Program notes and synopsis by Julian Budden, Ernst Krause, Sergio Segalini in English, German, and French, and libretto with English translation (110 p.) in container
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Pamela Coburn, sopranos ; Francisco Araiza, tenor ; Evgeny Nesterenko, bass ; Andreas Schmidt, baritone ; other soloists ; Symphonie-Orchester & Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Recorded Feb. 1986, Herkulessaal, München
Sung in French