发表于四月 10, 2014
Angela Gheorghiu as Marguerite sings the Jewel Song from Act III of Gounod’s Faust.

Charles-François Gounod’s Faust was once one of the most famous and most performed of all operas: 在考文特花园有人听说过的每一个季节 1863 和 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, 诱惑, 和邪恶的权力和宗教之间的古老的战斗. It is based on Carré’s play Faust et Marguerite, which in turn is based on Part I of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem Faust, 欧洲文学的伟大作品之一.

David McVicar’s lavish production, 最早见于 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, 在普法战争前夕. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. 他们生动地传达宗教和享乐主义娱乐之间的冲突, and provide a powerful backdrop to Gounod’s score. Faust contains much-loved musical highlights including the memorable Soldiers’ Chorus, Méphistophélès’s rowdy ‘Song of the Golden Calf’, and Marguerite’s Jewel Song with its dazzling coloratura. The opera’s final scene includes an impassioned trio between Faust, Marguerite and Méphistophélès, 作为玛格丽特斗争抗拒诱惑，救赎获得.

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