In its ninth season, BOF will present Charles Gounod’s 1859 Mephistophelian tour-de-force “Faust,” which chronicles its title character’s deal with the devil for youth and love. Sun-Ly Pierce, the ...
Three years ago, Francine Black, artistic director of Berks Opera Company, and her daughter, Tamara Black, the company’s executive director, decided they wanted to present a full production of Charles ...
It turns out the music and lyrics of Depeche Mode make an apt companion to French composer Charles Gounod’s opera, “Faust.” Mixed Precipitation blends the moody lyrics of the British synth-rock band ...
Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. On a chilly afternoon earlier this month, in the basement of the Minnesota Opera building, the Angel in White performed ...
Though Gounod’s Faust is one of the 20 most performed operas in the United States, a full production of the work is not often staged. With elaborate sets and costuming and the ballet of Act V, houses ...
It’s not old age that bedevils the character of Faust. What the title character in Gounod’s opera is seeking — so believes the person portraying him in Tulsa Opera’s season-opening production — is an ...
Opera Australia's new interpretation of FAUST is a delicious mix of hedonism, debauchery, desire and despair. Based on Sir David McVicar's (Director, Revival Director - Bruno Ravella) staging of the ...