Gounod: Faust (2011)
Gounod: 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.
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Jonas Kaufmann
as Faust
as Faust
René Pape
as Mephistophélès
as Mephistophélès
Marina Poplavskaya
as Marguerite
as Marguerite
Michele Losier
as Siébel
as Siébel
Russell Braun
as Valentin
as Valentin
Wendy White
as Marthe
as Marthe
Jonathan Beyer
as Wagner
as Wagner
Joyce DiDonato
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
MET Orchestra
as
as
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Charles Gounod
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Jules Barbier
Writer
Writer
Michel Carré
Writer
Writer
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Original Story
Original Story
Barbara Willis Sweete
Director
Director
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
Conductor
Des McAnuff
Production Director
Production Director
Robert Brill
Set Designer
Set Designer
Paul Tazewell
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Kelly Devine
Choreographer
Choreographer
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Elena Park
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Producer
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Producer
Jay David Saks
Music Producer
Music Producer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Technical Supervisor
