Liu Dake, who plays the role of Faust, and Xu Mengke, who plays the role of Mephistopheles, take a rest during the performance of experimental Peking opera "Faust" in Wiesbaden, west Germany, May 15, ...

While playing piano in a French restaurant, an opera singer and a full choir joined me — turning a quiet dinner setting into a beautiful and unexpected musical experience. Hakeem Jeffries says ...

David McVicar's production of Gounod's Faust is 21 years old but even without the stellar cast it has often attracted in the past, it still has the power to thrill an audience. The story of Faust ...

5.0 out of 5.0 starsAfter a glorious opening night at Glyndebourne, it’s a pleasure to be back at the Royal Opera House for the stunning visual and musical feast that is the all-star 6th revival of ...

First seen in 2004, McVicar’s staging still has all the illicit sheen and lure of Marguerite’s jewels. In an era of austerity (even at the Royal Opera) this kind of old-school, expensive theatricality ...

Heartbeat Opera’s radical adaptations of classic titles can soar or fall flat, but one constant has always been music director Dan Schlosberg, whose ingenious maverick arrangements—such as February’s ...

New York’s Heartbeat Opera is set to present a new adaptation of Charles Gounod’s “Faust.” The new production will be showcased for seven performances between May 13 and 25, 2025 at Baruch Performing ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Opera Western Reserve will present its annual production – Charles Gounod’s “Faust” – much earlier this year. The opera will be performed Sept. 20 at Powers Auditorium. In previous ...

Faust by Charles Gounod comes to Opéra Bastille next month. Performances will run from 26 September to 18 October 2024. Selling his soul to the devil for eternal youth is Faust’s – inevitably risky – ...