Gounod: Faust 2 DVD Set / Opera in five acts / Royal Opera Chorus / Chorus Director: Terry Edwards / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Conductor: Antonio Pappano / Film Director: Sue Judd / DVD

Format: NTSC

Run time: 180 Minutes

UPC: 5099963161199

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.81 x 0.39 x 11.81 inches; 4.97 Ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ David McVicar, Sue Judd
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Classical, Color, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours
• Release date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 2010
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside, Sophie Koch
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, English, German, Italian, Spanish
• Producers ‏ : ‎ Royal Opera House, Ross MacGibbon
• Language ‏ : ‎ French (DTS 5.1), French (PCM Stereo)
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Classics
• Writers ‏ : ‎ Charles Gounod
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

Angela Gheorghiu Stars As Marguerite In David McVicar's Spectacularly Innovative 2004 Production Of Gounod's Faust For London's Royal Opera House

Angela Gheorghiu stars as Marguerite alongside a divine cast of operatic superstars, including Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch, in David McVicar's spectacular 2004 production of Gounod's best known opera, Faust, for the Royal Opera House in London. This production was the Royal Opera Company's first performance of Gounod's Faust in 18 years.

Gounod's Faust is the story of a scholar who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly indulgences. McVicar's innovative production sets this story around the time of the Franco-Prussian War (1870) in the gothic, seamy underbelly of Paris. He characterizes Faust, performed by Roberto Alagna, as a man both torn between the theater and religion, and grappling with his own sexuality.