Scenes from Goethe's Faust: Robert Schumann

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Enjoy a wonderful concert with music by Robert Schumann at the Gran Teatre del Liceu on Barcelona's famed avenue Las Ramblas. 


Robert Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's "Faust"  was premiered posthumously in 1862. It is one of his most ambitious works, of considerable depth and scope. Based on the two parts of Goethe's masterpiece, it calls for eight soloists, a symphony orchestra, a chorus and a children's chorus. Its prime features include the overture, Margarita's prayer, the «Death of Faust» and the entire, grandiose third part culminating in the great «Chorus Mysticus». Goethe said that the first part of Faust began like a tragedy and the second part finished like an opera. He also believed that only Mozart could have set it to music. In the event, Schumann was the only composer who borrowed from it and respected its literary integrity.

This great work is billed to complement the Liceu performances of Gounod's opera Faust. The same pivotal personage in European mythology will also be seen this season in a dance version by the Monte‐Carlo Ballets. Cast:
Ofèlia Sala, Elena Copons, Sara Fulgoni, Roberto Sacca, Michael Volle, Günther Groissboöck, Attila Jun, Susana Cordón, Gemma Coma‐Alabert and Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.



In some areas of the Gran Teatre del Liceu it is possible to be seated with a partially obstructed view of the stage. The Gran Teatre del Liceu recommends Zone 2 for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance. The stage is not visable from seats starting in row 2 of Zone 8.  A monitor is provided for following the performance in this section. Only available for operas.