Нашр Март 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: Дар Covent Боғи он ҳар мавсим байни шунида шуд 1863 ва 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, озмоиш, ва ҷанг синну-сола дар байни қудратҳои шайтонӣ ва дин. 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, яке аз корҳои бузурги адабиёти Аврупо.
David McVicar’s lavish production, аввал дида 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, дар арафаи ҷанги Франко-Prussian. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. Онҳо равшан мерасонам бархӯрди байни дин ва вақтхушӣ 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, чунон ки Marguerite мубориза барои ба васваса муқобилат ва наҷот.
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