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Faust - Gounod - Paris Opera

The emblem of French opera, one of its greatest successes and its memory. Few works have been so loved and respected as this Faust… Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula and Paul Gay sing in this new production staged by Jean-Louis Martinoty.

     PARIS / ParisSep 23 - Sep 23, 2011Events
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Gounod recalled having the book by Goethe by his side throughout his youth, even in the gardens of the Villa Medici where he was a boarder. Twenty years later, Carvalho finally agreed to commission Gounod and he had good reason to: Faust brought prosperous times to the Théâtre-Lyrique and then to the Opéra. From there, the work became celebrated throughout the world and the Metropolitan in New York chose it for its inaugural opening evening on 22 October 1883, where the greatest singers made their mark. Jean de Reszké and Muratore as Faust, Faure – the creator –, Maurel, Delmas and Marcoux as Méphisto and, for Marguerite, Christine Nilsson, Patti, Melba, Farrar, Garden... Few works have been so loved and respected as this Faust… And indeed, the work, more faithful than we might imagine to Goethe, inspired in Gounod a youthful, turbulent lyricism, pleasures and unforgettable trepidation.Roberto Alagna and Inva Mula embody Faust and Marguerite in this new production, conducted and staged by two masters, Alain Lombard and Jean-Louis Martinoty.