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    Faust, © Finnish National Opera

Faust

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The Finnish National Opera presents Gounod's "Faust" in Helsinki.

Faust, tired of his life, is prepared to sell his soul to the Devil to regain his youth. But a Devil‐assisted youth can only end in disaster. Faust seduces Marguerite but kills her brother and drives her to her ruin. 

The story of Faust and the Devil is an ancient one, and it inspired Charles Gounod to write several memorable numbers such as the scintillating Jewel Song for Marguerite. No wonder, then, that Faust was for a long time the most frequently performed opera in the world.

Performed in French, with surtitles in Finnish, Swedish and English.


Conductor, Leif Segerstam
Director, Jussi Tapola
Sets and costumes, Mark Väisänen
Lighting design, Timo Alhanen

Cast
Faust, Pavel Černoch / Mikhail Agafonov
Méphistophélès, Tuomas Pursio
Marguerite, Soile Isokoski
Valentin, Tommi Hakala
Marthe, Anna‐Lisa Jakobsson
Siebel, Essi Luttinen
Wagner, Jussi Merikanto



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