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Gounod: Faust
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Gounod: Faust 2011 Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete

The Metropolitan Opera: Faust

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is riveting as the title character of Gounod’s popular opera, seen in this Live in HD presentation of Des McAnuff’s thrilling 2011 production that places the mythical and timeless story in an early 20th-century setting. René Pape as Méphistophélès is menacing and elegant in equal measure, and Marina Poplavskaya delivers a searingly intense portrayal of the innocent Marguerite. Russell Braun as her brother, Valentin, shines in his Act II aria. On the podium, Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings out all the lyricism and drama of Gounod’s score.

Country France
Production Country USA
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Music
Production Company Decca
Release Date 10 December 2011
190 mins
Cast
Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann Faust
René Pape
René Pape Mephistophélès
Marina Poplavskaya
Marina Poplavskaya Marguerite
Michele Losier
Michele Losier Siébel
Russell Braun
Russell Braun Valentin
Wendy White
Wendy White Marthe
Jonathan Beyer
Jonathan Beyer Wagner
Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonato Self - Host
MET Orchestra
MET Orchestra
Crew
Director
Barbara Willis Sweete
Barbara Willis Sweete
Writers
Jules Barbier
Jules Barbier
Michel Carré
Michel Carré
Producers
Louisa Briccetti
Louisa Briccetti
Victoria Warivonchik
Victoria Warivonchik
Des McAnuff
Des McAnuff
Mia Bongiovanni
Mia Bongiovanni
Elena Park
Elena Park
Composer
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod
Original Writer
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Set Designer
Robert Brill
Robert Brill
Costume Design
Paul Tazewell
Paul Tazewell
Music
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks