Charles Gounod Faust (Vocal Score) Opera (G. Schirmer Opera Score Editions)

Charles Gounod's Faust Vocal Score brings the dramatic beauty of French Romantic opera to singers, pianists, vocal coaches, and opera enthusiasts. This edition presents vocal music with piano accompaniment, featuring French and English text translated by Ruth Martin. It is a valuable resource for vocal study, opera rehearsals, musical interpretation, and performance preparation.

This piano vocal score presents Gounod's celebrated opera Faust. The score provides standard musical notation for voice and piano, allowing singers to explore vocal melodies alongside their accompanying piano parts. The bilingual French and English presentation supports language study, text interpretation, and an understanding of the opera's dramatic expression.

Gounod's expressive melodies, lyrical vocal writing, and theatrical contrasts make Faust a compelling work to explore through singing and piano collaboration. From intimate arias to dramatic ensemble passages, the music offers opportunities to examine phrasing, characterization, diction, and the relationship between vocal lines and accompaniment. The score also provides a practical reference for rehearsals, coaching sessions, and preparation of individual operatic selections.

Song List

Ainsi que la brise * Alerte! Alerte! * Avant de quitter * Dans les bruyeres * De l'enfer qui vient * Deposons les armes * Faites-lui mes aveux * Il etait un Roi * Il ne revient * Il se fait tard * Je ris de me voir * Jus-qu'aux premiers * Le veau d'or * Mais ce Dieu * Merci de ta chanson! * Mon Coeur est penetre * Par ici, mes amis! * Qu'attedezvous * Que Voulez-vous * Rien! en vain * Salut! demeure * Sauvee! * Si le bonheur * Va t'en! Le jour * Vin ou biere

Whether exploring operatic repertoire, preparing performances, or studying Gounod's music, this edition celebrates the emotional depth of Romantic opera.