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- 1 2 3 Recordings of Faust on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ "Faust Liner Notes". Marston Records. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Faust (1985), Vienna, ASIN B000B8ISPA.
- ↑ Faust (2014), Met Opera on Demand.
- ↑ Faust (2015), Turin, medici.tv.
- ↑ Faust (2019), ROH, ROH Stream.
- ↑ Faust (2019), ROH, medici.tv.
- ↑ Faust (2021), Paris Opera Play.
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