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A monumental achievement in operatic interpretation, this release marries supreme vocal artistry with historic Parisian tradition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Conductor – André Cluytens\u003cbr\u003eOrchestre – Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra, Paris\u003cbr\u003eChorus – Chorus Of The Théâtre National De L'Opéra, Paris\u003cbr\u003eChorus Master – René Duclos\u003cbr\u003eTenor Vocals [Faust] – Nicolai Gedda\u003cbr\u003eSoprano Vocals [Marguerite] – Victoria De Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003eBaritone Vocals [Valentine] – Ernest Blanc\u003cbr\u003eBaritone Vocals [Wagner] – Victor Autran\u003cbr\u003eBass Vocals [Mephistopheles] – Boris Christoff\u003cbr\u003eSoprano Vocals [Siebel] – Liliane Berton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecording Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Recording Dates: September 23, 27, 29–30, and October 1–4, 6–9, 1958\u003cbr\u003eRecording Venue: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris, France\u003cbr\u003eEngineer: Walter Ruhlmann   Producer: René Challan\u003cbr\u003eTransferred from a 4-Track Tape \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg height=\"98\" width=\"110\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/dsd256_badge_480x480.png?v=1516987294\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note: This release was edited in DXD PCM from a DSD256 Master then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMerging Technologies Album Publishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDXD (352.8KHz 24\/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopyright © \u0026amp; 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