Dimuat dina 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: di Covent Taman ieu kadéngé unggal usum antara 1863 jeung 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, godaan, jeung umur heubeul perang antara kakuatan satanic jeung agama. 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, salah sahiji karya gede sastra Éropa.

David McVicar’s lavish production, kahiji ditempo dina 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, dina wengi Perang Franco-Prusia. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. Maranéhanana vividly nepikeun clash antara agama jeung hiburan hedonistic, 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, salaku Marguerite struggles nolak godaan jeung mangtaun kasalametan.

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