Photo © Theo Gosselin
Photo © Theo Gosselin
Faust
Opéra Bastille - from 12 March to 21 April 2021
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Faust
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Opera Charles Gounod
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Opéra Bastille - from 12 March to 21 April 2021
3h40 with 2 intervals
Language : French
Surtitle : French / English
About
In few words:
I want a treasure, which contains them all! I want youth! Frustrated by the futile quest for knowledge, the erudite old Faust sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth and the beautiful Marguerite… Reworking the legend which Goethe popularised, Gounod focuses on the love story and elevates the significance of Marguerite’s fall and ultimate salvation. His decision to lighten the philosophical scope of the narrative allowed him to balance scenes where the supernatural called for something visually spectacular with a parallel microcosm governed by inner actions and feelings. Gounod’s score is a tour de force of melodic invention whose vocal composition reveals the composer’s skill at conveying sincere and immediate emotion.
For his Paris Opera debut, German director Tobias Kratzer reflects on contemporary society’s obsession for eternal youth. With its sophisticated scenography, his production oscillates between hyperrealism and magic, the world of today and the eerie atmosphere of German romanticism.
CHARACTERS
Doctor Faust
Méphistophélès
Marguerite
Siebel: a student
Valentin: Marguerite’s brother
Wagner: a friend of Valentin
Dame Marthe: Marguerite’s neighbour
Faust
opera in five acts (1859)
Music :
Charles Gounod - (1818-1893)
Libretto :
Jules Barbier
Michel Carré
Conductor :
Chorus master :
Director :
Set design :
Costume design :
Lighting design :
Video :
Faust :
16 March > 3 Apr.
6 > 21 Apr.
Méphistophélès :
16 March > 3 apr.
6 > 21 Apr.
Valentin :
Wagner :
Marguerite :
16 March > 3 Apr.
6 > 21 Apr.
Siébel :
Dame Marthe :
Sylvie Brunet‑Grupposo
Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Beyond the experience
Faust will be video recorded with the support of the Fondation Orange, sponsors of the audiovisual broadcastings at the Paris Opera. With the help of Fra cinéma, this performance will be live-streaming from March 25th in France and Europe, in UGC movie theatres (at the occasion of the season Viva l’Opéra!), in the CGR and independent movie theatres, and worldwide at a later stage. Faust will be broadcasted on France Musique saturday 03 of April.
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