Kushicilelwe ku-Ephreli 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: at Covent Garden zezwakala yonke isizini phakathi 1863 futhi 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, isilingo, futhi impi wakudala phakathi amandla kaSathane futhi inkolo. 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, omunye umsebenzi omkhulu izincwadi European.
David McVicar’s lavish production, ezaqala ukubonakala kwelase 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, ngosuku olwandulela ngesikhathi seMpi Franco-Prussian. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. They zikubonisa ngokucace idlulisele Ukungqubuzana phakathi kwenkolo ukuzijabulisa kokuzitika, 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, njengoba Marguerite ulwa kanzima ukuze umelane nezilingo futhi zithole insindiso.
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