Teatro del Maggio

David McVicar’s lavish production, first seen in 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. They vividly convey the clash between religion and hedonistic entertainment, and provide a powerful backdrop to Gounod’s score. Faust contains much-loved musical highlights including the memorable Soldiers’ Chorus, Méphistophélès’s rowdy ‘Song of the Golden Calf’, and Marguerite’s Jewel Song with its dazzling coloratura. The opera’s final scene includes an impassioned trio between Faust, Marguerite and Méphistophélès, as Marguerite struggles to resist temptation and gain salvation.

Faust
A lyrical drama in five acts
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré based on Faust and Marguerite by Michel Carré, in turn based on Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Music by Charles Gounod

Staged by the Royal Opera House of London, Teatro Verdi Trieste, Opéra de Lille, Opéra de Montecarlo.

Stalls 1	€ 100
Stalls 2	€ 80
Stalls 3	€ 60
Boxes	€ 35
Gallery	€ 20
Limited visibility	€ 10

Season 2016/17

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Faust

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Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino