Gounod: Faust(2011)

🎬190 min
📅2011-12-10
🎭Music

Overview

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is riveting as the title character of Gounod’s popular opera, seen in this Live in HD presentation of Des McAnuff’s thrilling 2011 production that places the mythical and timeless story in an early 20th-century setting. RenĂ© Pape as MĂ©phistophĂ©lĂšs is menacing and elegant in equal measure, and Marina Poplavskaya delivers a searingly intense portrayal of the innocent Marguerite. Russell Braun as her brother, Valentin, shines in his Act II aria. On the podium, Yannick NĂ©zet-SĂ©guin brings out all the lyricism and drama of Gounod’s score.

Production

Decca

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Cast

Jonas Kaufmann
as Faust
René Pape
as MephistophélÚs
Marina Poplavskaya
as Marguerite
Michele Losier
as Siébel
Russell Braun
as Valentin
Wendy White
as Marthe
Jonathan Beyer
as Wagner
Joyce DiDonato
as Self - Host
MET Orchestra
as

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