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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: u Covent Gardenu što je čuo svake sezone između 1863 i 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, iskušenje, i znate što između sotonske sile i religija. 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, jedan od velikih djela evropske književnosti.

David McVicar’s lavish production, prvi put viđen u 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, večer francusko-pruskog rata. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. Oni su živo prenijeti sukob između religije i hedonistički zabava, 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, kao Marguerite pokušava odoljeti iskušenju i spasenje.

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