Gounod: Faust
The Metropolitan Opera: Faust
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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. René Pape as Méphistophélès 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 Nézet-Séguin brings out all the lyricism and drama of Gounod’s score.
Keywords
- opera
- the metropolitan opera
- opera live performance
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 10, 2011
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Decca
- Cast
- Michele Losier,MET Orchestra,Marina Poplavskaya,Jonas Kaufmann,René Pape,Wendy White,Russell Braun,Jonathan Beyer,Joyce DiDonato
- Director
- Barbara Willis Sweete
- Producer
- Louisa Briccetti,Victoria Warivonchik
- Music
- Charles Gounod
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt1878497