AROP evening — Opera
© Emma Birski / OnP
Faust
04 Jul. 2022
- 3h50 with 2 intermissions
- Opéra Bastille
- Cocktail attire
Faust
Faust - production de Tobias Kratzer
-
Conductor
Thomas Hengelbrock
-
Music
Charles Gounod
(1818-1893) -
Libretto
Jules Barbier
-
Libretto
Michel Carré
-
Director
Tobias Kratzer
-
Set design, Costume design
Rainer Sellmaier
-
Lighting design
Michael Bauer
-
Video
Manuel Braun
-
Chorus master
Ching-Lien Wu
“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.
Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Faust
Faust - production de Tobias Kratzer
Faust
Benjamin Bernheim
Méphistophélès
Christian Van Horn
Valentin
Florian Sempey
Wagner
Guilhem Worms
Marguerite
Angel Blue
Siebel
Emily D'Angelo
Dame Marthe
Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo
-
19:30
First part
-
20:20
Intermission cocktail
-
20:45
Second part
-
21:35
Intermission cocktail
-
21:55
Third part
-
23:10
End of the performance
-
23:20
Supper
Faust (saison 21/22) - Acte 5, Orchestre et Choeur - Final
1 podcast
[TRAILER] FAUST by Charles Gounod
1 video
[EXTRAIT] FAUST by Charles Gounod (Christian Van Horn)
1 video
[EXTRAIT] FAUST by Charles Gounod (Chœur des soldats)
1 video
[EXTRAIT] FAUST by Charles Gounod (Benjamin Bernheim et Christian Van Horn)
1 video