Offentliggjort på Apr 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: på Covent Garden blev det hørt hver sæson mellem 1863 og 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, Temptation, og den ældgamle kamp mellem sataniske kræfter og religion. 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, en af de store værker af europæisk litteratur.
David McVicar’s lavish production, først ses i 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, på tærsklen til den fransk-preussiske krig. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. De formidler levende sammenstød mellem religion og hedonistiske underholdning, 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, som Marguerite kæmper for at modstå fristelsen og opnå frelse.
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