United States / Dec 10, 2011 / PG-13 / Live performance
The Metropolitan Opera: Faust
3h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Gounod: Faust |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Decca |
| Official site | metopera.org |
| Release date | 10 dicembre 2011 |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik, Louisa Briccetti, Elena Park, Mia Bongiovanni |
| Writer | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Michel Carré, Jules Barbier |
| Assistant directors | Barbara Willis Sweete |
| Production design | Robert Brill |
| Art direction | Robert Brill |
| Set decoration | Robert Brill |
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| Music | Charles Gounod, Jay David Saks, Yannick Nézet-Séguin |
| Sound | Charles Gounod, Jay David Saks, Yannick Nézet-Séguin |
| Costume design | Paul Tazewell |
| Makeup | Paul Tazewell |
| Hairstyling | Paul Tazewell |
Release dates
Limited release
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