Berlioz La Damnation de Faust (1999-03-01)
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While excerpts of the score are popular today, like the Hungarian March in the first part or Marguerite's romanza "D'amour l'ardente flamme" in the fourth part, the complete "légende dramatique," as the composer called it, is rarely performed. But you must remind of this opera for its unity, its dramaturgy, its libretto (written by Gérard de Nerval) and its long lyrical flights of poetry. Alex Ollé and Carlos Padrissa (La Fura dels Baus) well understood it, when they staged this blazing and infernal version of Berlioz’s score. The musical direction by Sylvain Cambreling, but also the performance by Vesselina Kasarova (Marguerite), Paul Groves (Faust), Williard White (Méphistophélès) and Andreas Macco (Brander), joined by the Staatskapelle Berlin Orchestra, the Chorus Orfeón Donostiarra from San Sebastián and the Tölzer Knabenchor made this production at the Salzburg Festival a reference version of Berlioz’s score.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1999-03-01
Runtime: 2h 26m
Director: Alex Olle, La Fura dels Baus, Carlus Padrissa
Writer: Hector Berlioz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Almire Gandonnière
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Vesselina Kasarova
Marguerite
Paul Groves
Faust
Willard White
Méphistophélès
Andreas Macco
Brander
Sylvain Cambreling
Conductor

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