Faust I
Chapter 1 of 8 Dedication, Prelude, Prologue, and Scene 1
- Running time
- 4 h 19 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Alex Foster, Algy Pug, Ana Simão, Bob Gonzalez, David Lawrence and 18 others
- Translated by
- Bayard Taylor
Chapters
About this recording
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts. It is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of German literature.
This first part of Faust is not divided into acts, but is structured as a sequence of scenes in a variety of settings. After a dedicatory poem and a prelude in the theatre, the actual plot begins with a prologue in Heaven and Scene 1 in Faust's study. (Summary modified from Wikipedia)
Cast List:
Narrator, Stage Directions, Dedication: Alex Foster
Mephistopheles: om123
Faust: Stewart Wills
Margaret (Gretchen): Lucy Perry
Manager (scene 22), Chorus of Disciples, Beggar, Crane: George Deprez, PhD
Dramatic Poet, Chorus of Disciples, Citizen 2, Wizards, Minister, Worldling: bish
Merry-Andrew, Chorus of Disciples, Apprentice 1, Citizen 3, Siebel, Valentine, Wizards, Purist, Leader of the Band, Sceptic, The Heavy Fellows, Parvenu, Oberon, The Adroit, Dancing-Master: ToddHW
Raphael, Chorus of…