Faust /

An aging scholar makes a deal with the Devil in exchange for an elixir of youth.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Ballet (Performer), Decca Music Group
Other Authors:	Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893, Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901 (Librettist), Carré, Michel, 1819-1872 (Librettist), McAnuff, Des (Director), Sweete, Barbara Willis (Director), Kaufmann, Jonas (Singer), Pape, René (Singer), Poplavskai︠a︡, Marina, 1977- (Singer), Braun, Russell, 1968- (Singer), Losier, Michèle (Singer), Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975- (Conductor), Brill, Robert (Set designer) (Set designer), Tazewell, Paul (Costume designer), Mumford, Peter, 1946- (Lighting designer), Devine, Kelly (Choreographer), Briccetti, Louisa (Producer), Warivonchik, Victoria (Producer), Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	French
Language Notes:	Sung in French; optional subtitles in English, French, German, Chinese, Korean; menu in English.
Published:	London : Decca Music Group Limited, [2014]
Series:	Metropolitan Opera HD live.
Subjects:	Operas. Faust, > -approximately 1540 > Drama. Mephistopheles > (Legendary character) Faust, > -approximately 1540. Drama. Filmed performances.

Description
Summary:	An aging scholar makes a deal with the Devil in exchange for an elixir of youth.
Item Description:	Based on Carré's play 'Faust et Marguerite' and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play 'Faust', part 1. Picture format: 1080i60 HD 16:9. Performers: Marina Poplavskaya (Soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor), René Pape (Bass). Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orchestra/Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Full contents, program notes and plot synopsis in English with French and German translations (35 pages : illustrations (some color)) inserted in container.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 15 cm.)
Format:	Blu-ray ; LPCM 26-bit stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 24-bit surround ; disc format: BD-50. Blu-ray discs will play only in Blu-ray compatible players including Playstation 3.
Audience:	Not rated (FSK 0).
Production Credits:	Production, Des McAnuff ; host, Joyce DiDonato ; director, Barbara Willis Sweete ; set designer, Robert Brill ; costume designer, Paul Tazewell ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; choreographer, Kelly Devine ; producers, Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik.