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Faust
Opéra Bastille - from 28 June to 13 July 2022
Faust
Opera Charles Gounod
Opéra Bastille - from 28 June to 13 July 2022
3h50 with 2 intervals
Language : French
Surtitle : French / English
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Opening night : 28 June 2022
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 popularised by Goethe, Gounod focuses on the love story and elevates the significance of Marguerite’s fall and ultimate salvation. Choosing to lighten the narrative’s philosophical scope allows him to strike a balance between scenes where the supernatural calls for the visually spectacular and others depicting a universe governed by inward actions and feelings. Transposed to the present day, Tobias Kratzer’s Faust reflects on contemporary society’s obsession with eternal youth. His production’s sophisticated scenography oscillates between hyperrealism and magic, between the world of today and the mysterious 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
- Opening
- First part 50 mn
- Intermission 25 mn
- Second part 55 mn
- Intermission 20 mn
- Third part 75 mn
- End
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Faust
opera in five acts (1859)
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Music :
Charles Gounod - (1818-1893)
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Libretto :
Jules Barbier
Michel Carré
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Set design, Costume design :
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Lighting design :
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Video :
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Chorus master :
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Faust :
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Méphistophélès :
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Valentin :
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Wagner :
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Marguerite :
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Siebel :
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Dame Marthe :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
Faust (saison 21/22) - Acte 5, Orchestre et Choeur - Final
Faust(saison 21/22) - Acte 4, "Ce Qui Doit Arriver" (Florian Sempey)
Faust (saison 21/22) - Acte 4, Choeur "Quand Du Seigneur Le Jour Luira"
Faust (saison 21/22) - Acte 4, "Versez Vos Chagrins En Mon Âme" (Emily D'Angelo)
Media coverage
German director Tobias Kratzer revives a spectacular, epic and devilish Faust
Les InrockuptiblesA show whose clever setting and dramatic intensity move along with the plot
Les ÉchosTobias Kratzer proves he has a flair for the show
Le Figaro
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