Faust - Wiener Staatsoper

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Faust - Wiener Staatsoper (2021)

Directed by Frank Castorf, Jakob Pitzer

Music · 2h 56m

Méphistophélès, less an intellectual "principle of negation" than a devilishly attractive magician, draws his attention to Marguerite - and Faust is delighted. A deal is quickly struck: the devil serves Faust on earth, and after Faust's death it is to be the other way around. Marguerite is also not unimpressed by what Méphistophélès has to offer: material luxury and sensual pleasure, often musically illustrated by Gounod with a waltz. But the relationship between Faust and Marguerite remains an episode, as Faust is drawn to new attractions, while Marguerite remains pregnant, only to see her unfaithful lover kill her brother.

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Cast

Juan Diego Flórez Faust Nicole Car Marguerite Adam Palka Méphistophélès Étienne Dupuis Valentin
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Martin Häßler Wagner Kate Lindsey Siébel Monika Bohinec Marthe

Crew

Director
Frank Castorf, Jakob Pitzer
Writer
Jules Barbier, Michel Carré
Original Music Composer
Charles Gounod

Details

Release date
2021-05-09
Runtime
2h 56m
Genres
Music
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French