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Faust (C. Gounod' ooper)
Opera by Charles Gounod
Premiere on September 20, 2012
Libretto by Jules Barbier’ and Michel Carré after Carré’s play “Faust and Marguerite” and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tragedy “Faust”
World premiere on March 19, 1859 (Théātre Lyrique)
Staging team
Conductors: Arvo Volmer, Vello Pähn, Risto Joost
Stage Director: Dmitri Bertman (Helikon-Opera, Moscow)
Designer: Ene-Liis Semper (NO 99)
Choreographer: Edvald Smirnov
Opera in two acts, approx. running time 2 h 55 min
Performed in French, subtitles in Estonian and English
The classic story of the Faust legend is brought to life by Dmitri Bertman’s and Ene-Liis Semper’s fantastic vision in one of the most famous operas of all times. In 2007 the same team brought to stage Erkki-Sven Tüür’s award-winning opera “Wallenberg”. In Gounod’s opera Faust sells his soul to the devil Mephistopheles in exchange for youth, and is tempted by the innocent but fateful beauty of Marguerite. But there are no winners, when making a pact with the devil – within a moment Faust humiliates the man who adores Marguerite, kills her brother and drives her into madness. Gounod’s music is enticing throughout with memorable hits, such as Marguerite’s “Jewel Song” of the 3rd act and the soldiers’ chorus of the 2nd act.
Barbier and Carré based their libretto on the first part of Goethe’s play, later adding scenes from the 2nd act. By the death of Gounod in 1893, “Faust” had been performed in Paris over a thousand times. The opera was so popular in the US that for decades in the 19th century, the New York opera season opened with “Faust”.
Premiere on September 20, 2012
Libretto by Jules Barbier’ and Michel Carré after Carré’s play “Faust and Marguerite” and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tragedy “Faust”
World premiere on March 19, 1859 (Théātre Lyrique)
Staging team
Conductors: Arvo Volmer, Vello Pähn, Risto Joost
Stage Director: Dmitri Bertman (Helikon-Opera, Moscow)
Designer: Ene-Liis Semper (NO 99)
Choreographer: Edvald Smirnov
Opera in two acts, approx. running time 2 h 55 min
Performed in French, subtitles in Estonian and English
The classic story of the Faust legend is brought to life by Dmitri Bertman’s and Ene-Liis Semper’s fantastic vision in one of the most famous operas of all times. In 2007 the same team brought to stage Erkki-Sven Tüür’s award-winning opera “Wallenberg”. In Gounod’s opera Faust sells his soul to the devil Mephistopheles in exchange for youth, and is tempted by the innocent but fateful beauty of Marguerite. But there are no winners, when making a pact with the devil – within a moment Faust humiliates the man who adores Marguerite, kills her brother and drives her into madness. Gounod’s music is enticing throughout with memorable hits, such as Marguerite’s “Jewel Song” of the 3rd act and the soldiers’ chorus of the 2nd act.
Barbier and Carré based their libretto on the first part of Goethe’s play, later adding scenes from the 2nd act. By the death of Gounod in 1893, “Faust” had been performed in Paris over a thousand times. The opera was so popular in the US that for decades in the 19th century, the New York opera season opened with “Faust”.
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| Event | Date / Time | Venue | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faust (C. Gounod' ooper) | Sa 13/03/2021 19:00 | Rahvusooper Estonia, Tallinn | 10.90 - 31.90 |
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