Review (PDF) FAUST LIBRETTOS FRENCH ENGLISH
(Opera). French/English.
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: GS LIBRETTO 5 (November 1, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0793534240
ISBN-13: 978-0793534241
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.1 x 10.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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I really hate to write negative reviews, but this translation couldn't be worse: At the opening of scene one, the English reads, "In vain! In vain I have studied the mystery of creation in my long vigils through the night." The French reads, "Rien!--En vain j'interroge, en mon ardente veille, la nature et le Créateur;" A more accurate translation to English should have been, "Nothing!--In my ardent vigil, I question in vain nature and my Creator;" I would have preferred to have this booklet libretto because the print is easy to read, but this Schirmer libretto is an English "invention", not a translation.
This is just a libretto in French and English - words only, no music. It would be far more cost-effective to download the libretto from one of many sites on the internet.
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