發表於四月 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: 在考文特花園有人聽說過的每一個季節 1863 和 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, 誘惑, 和邪惡的權力和宗教之間的古老的戰鬥. 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, 歐洲文學的偉大作品之一.

David McVicar’s lavish production, 最早見於 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, 在普法戰爭前夕. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. 他們生動地傳達宗教和享樂主義娛樂之間的衝突, 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, 作為瑪格麗特鬥爭抗拒誘惑，救贖獲得.

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