Coleridge's Translation of Goethe's "Faust"

Apparently, Coleridge did indeed translate Goethe's play, and published it anonymously, in 1821. For years scholars had thought Coleridge had washed his hands of trying to translate it, but the evidence is compelling that this anonymous version is indeed the master's. Oxford University Press has just published a new edition, and it sounds as though it is the English translation to own.

Hotblooded (Check It and See)

The invaluable Mike Richter is posting at his web site excerpts from a privately recorded NYCO Faust from 1968, with a hotblooded cast led by the legendary Norman Treigle. Get there quickly, though, because Richter will take it down by Friday night.