Publisert på april 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 hørte det hver sesong mellom 1863 og 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, fristelsen, og den gamle kampen mellom sataniske krefter 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 av de store verkene litteratur.

David McVicar’s lavish production, først sett i 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, på slutten av 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 sammenstøt mellom 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 kjemper for å motstå fristelsen og oppnå frelse.

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