(c) Chris Gonz Gounod's Faust: Théâtre des Champs‐Elysées
Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées — Main Hall
About the Event
The iconic Romantic work in Gounod’s version.
It took Gounod almost twenty years to compose Faust, as he constantly revised his work. The musician was 20 years old when he discovered Goethe’s text, and like all the young Romantics of the era, he was fascinated by the story. Here, Gounod steps back from the conventions of French grand opera. The tragedy becomes more intimate, the vocal virtuosity is more supple and is supported by expressive orchestration. Debussy believed that Gounod’s art “represented a moment of French sensibility. It is beauty in all its power, which explodes at just the right moment with fatal and secret strength.”
In Concert Version
Cast / Production
Iván Ayón‐Rivas | Faust
Christian Van Horn | Méphistophélès
Angélique Boudeville | Marguerite
Aliénor Feix | Siebel
Michał Partyka | Valentin
Marie‐Laure Garnier | Marthe Schwerlein
Orchestre Symphonique de la Garde républicaine
Bastien Stil | direction
Chœur de l’Armée française | direction Aurore Tillac
Chœur Sorbonne‐Université | direction Frédéric Pineau
Address
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 15, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France — Google Maps
