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. New Production. Sung in French with English surtitles. Running time 4 hours.
Cast/Performers
Roberto Alagna (Faust),
Angela Gheorghiu (Marguerite),
Bryn Terfel (Mephistopheles),
Simon Keenlyside (Valentin),
Sophie Koch (Siebel),
Della Jones (Marthe),
Matthew Rose (Wagner)
Creatives/Company
Music:
GounodLyrics(s):
Lules Barbier,
Michel Carre (after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust)
Producer(s):
Royal Opera,
Opera Monte CarloCorporate Sponsor:
Coutts and Co (2004)
Director:
David McVicarDesign:
Charles EdwardsCostume:
Brigitte ReiffenstuelLighting:
Paule ConstableChoreographer:
Michael Keegan DolanConductor:
Antonio Pappano