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Gounod: Faust

"The Metropolitan Opera: Faust"

2011-12-10 fr 190m
Music
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is riveting as the title character of Gounod’s popular opera, seen in this Live in HD presentation of Des McAnuff’s thrilling 2011 production that places the mythical and timeless story in an early 20th-century setting. René Pape as Méphistophélès is menacing and elegant in equal measure, and Marina Poplavskaya delivers a searingly intense portrayal of the innocent Marguerite. Russell Braun as her brother, Valentin, shines in his Act II aria. On the podium, Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings out all the lyricism and drama of Gounod’s score.

Original Music Composer

Charles Gounod

Writer

Jules Barbier

Writer

Michel Carré

Original Story

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Director

Barbara Willis Sweete

Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

opera opera live performance the metropolitan opera

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Decca