In the first scene of the opera "Mefistofele," 138 singers, dancers, children and extras cram the stage, in matching white robes and matching masks. The spectacle lasts 25 minutes, and on opening ...

Few singers bring Méphistophélès to life like bass René Pape, who reprises his portrayal of the charming devil at the Metropolitan Opera in a November 29-January 19 run of Gounod's Faust, staged by ...

SAN FRANCISCO — “Short-term gain; long-term pain” — a few economists might be bandying about that pithy phrase these days. But these words were also irreverently buzzing in my brain during San ...

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 ...

It’s a dark and dazzling work, Gounod’s Faust and a profoundly satisfying experience when it’s done well. The Opera Australia version opening in Sydney next month is directed by Britain’s Sir David ...

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Composer Charles Gounod titled his opera "Faust," but the story is about Margarethe (the innocent young maiden), and the driving force is Mephistopheles (the devil). The opera does begin with Faust, ...