Atlanta Opera's "Faust" will be performed March 8, 11, 14, and 16 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Tickets range from $26 to $133. For information call 1-800-35-Opera, or go to the company's ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Opera Australia's new interpretation of FAUST is a delicious mix of hedonism, ...
A new production of the opera "Faust," featuring visual elements by artist John Frame, premiered at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in March and will have its West Coast debut at Portland Opera in June.
Written by French composer Charles Gounod in 1859, Faust has often been dismissed as a sentimental mix of religion and romance, with a melodramatic plot and excessive emotion. However, in the Lyric ...
Though Gounod’s Faust is one of the 20 most performed operas in the United States, a full production of the work is not often staged. With elaborate sets and costuming and the ballet of Act V, houses ...
Faust opens in the laboratory of a wizened alchemist. "Rien!" Faust yells at the opera's start ("it's useless!"). The laboratory is dark and full of angles, curves and corners. Attempts to find solace ...
World Premiere: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 1846. Berlioz’s magnificent exploration of the Faust legend is a unique operatic journey. The visionary French composer was inspired by a bold translation of ...
The Lyric Opera of Chicago would never rebrand Charles Gounod's “Faust” as “John Frame's Faust.” But the California-based artist and production designer warrants top billing as his surreal sculptures ...
I fully realize that for many people, Garnett Bruce’s production of “Faust” at the Washington National Opera, which opened at the Kennedy Center on Saturday night, will be a welcome relief. It’s a ...
Faust is a grand opera in five acts. The music was composed by Charles Gounod. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. The libretto was based on Carré's play Faust et ...