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[…] Inc.Greek National Opera Presents Eight Performances of Gounod’s FaustThe Greek National Opera (GNO) will present a revival of its 2012 production of Charles Gounod’s Faust with eight performances April 6 through 17. The production, which premiered in 2012 at Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall, will be presented at the Stavros Niarchos Hall for the first time, conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud and directed by Renato Zanella.The production stars acclaimed Greek and international soloists Ivan Magrì, Yannis Christopoulos, Irina Lungu, Vassiliki Karayanni, Yanni Yannissis, Tassos Apostolou, Petros Magoulas, and Dionysios Sourbis, among others.For details, visit https://www.nationalopera.gr/en/stavros-niarchos-hall/sn-opera/item/4082-faust--Shuman AssociatesOpera Maine Presents Richard Wagner's The Flying DutchmanOpera Maine will present The Flying Dutchman at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine on Wednesday, July 27 and Friday, July 29, 2022. The opera will be sung in German with English supertitles. It will be sung in two acts with one intermission.Maestro Israel Gurksy conducts the Opera Maine Orchestra in his […]
2019-06-04 10:14:11
Charles Gounod’s Faust has returned to favour after spending a few years in the wilderness. Planet Hugill’s roving reporter, Tony Cooper, picks up the show in Nice
[…] (Stanislav Pieczora) and Marguerite (Estelle Valery). Edward Renton was in the pit. Des McAnuff's 2010 production for English National Opera impressed me, too. I can’t believe it was that long ago! C’est la vie! Conducted by Edward Gardner, Iain Paterson took the role of Méphistophélès, Toby Spence (Faust) and Melody Moore (Marguerite). Recently, David McVicar mounted a new production for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden featuring Michael Fabiano (Faust), Erwin Schrott (Méphistophélès) and Irina Lungu (Marguerite), conducted by Dan Ettinger. Now the opera comes back to France at Opéra de Nice on the splendid Côte d’Azur. What a come-back, too! A co-production with Opéra Grand Avignon (first seen there in 2017), Opéra de Massy, Opéra-Théâtre de Metz-Métropole, Opéra de Reims and Opéra de Marseille, Nadine Duffaut’s realisation captured so vividly the poor tortured and anguished soul of Dr Faust who has spent a lifetime studying philosophy and is disillusioned […]
2019-04-13 20:44:00
Anglais - Excellent Revival of David McVicar’s Faust at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
[…] and the chorus is in good form, especially in the men’s ‘Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux’. As Faust, Michael Fabiano has a great ablity to vary his sound so that in solos such as ‘Salut, demeure chaste et pure’ he can be very much the light, romantic tenor, before applying more heft to his voice to meet the malevolent Méphistophélès in their conversations. On opening night Mandy Fredrich only stepped in to replace an ailing Irina Lungu as Marguerite at the eleventh hour. She is, however, experienced in the role, and the fullness of her sound did not prevent it from feeling sensitive because the clarity, shape and attention to phrasing were so strong. The highest accolades, however, go to Erwin Schrott who, with his magnificent bass-baritone, steals the show as Méphistophélès. His presence is also formidable as he appears totally at ease as he rises from hell at the […]
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