Gounod: Faust [New York -- January 30, 1943: Licia Albanese, Raoul Jobin, Ezio Pinza, John Charles Thomas, Lucille Browning; Sir Thomas Beecham]
On Walhall 0065; 2 CD"s; The magical Thomas Beecham leads a splendid team including Raoul Jobin, Licia Albanese, and Ezio Pinza in a superlative performance of "Faust," recorded live. Also in the cast is the exciting John Charles Thomas in one of his few operatic roles!! This is a wonderful experience. The bonus on this set is a finale of the opera from August 12, 1945 with Claudia Pinza, Glenn Burrows, and Ezio Pinza.