Details

Faust is a man of middle age who has grown tired of life and yearns only for sensual pleasure and for his lost youth. He summons up Mephistopheles, who agrees to grant his desires - but at the price of his eternal soul. An innocent woman, Marguerite, falls victim to this diabolical pact when she is seduced by Faust: the result is her destruction. But whilst for Marguerite there is hope of redemption, for Faust there is none. Sung in French with English surtitles. Running time: 3hrs 30mins (inclu. one interval)

Cast/Performers

Sonya Yoncheva (Marguerite Apr 4 / 7 / 17 / 22), Alexia Voulgaridou (Marguerite Apr 11 / 14 / 25), Joseph Calleja (Faust), Bryn Terfel (Mephistopheles), Simon Keenlyside (Valentin), Renata Pokupic (Siebel), Diana Montague (Marthe Schwertlein), Jihoon Kim (Wagner)

Creatives/Company

Music: Gounod
Lyrics(s): Lules Barbier, Michel Carre (after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust)
Producer(s): Royal Opera, Opera de Monte Carlo, Opera de Lille, Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi Trieste
Director: David McVicar
Design: Charles Edwards
Costume: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting: Paule Constable
Choreographer: Michael Keegan Dolan
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House