Faust - Royal Opera House

Wed May 22, 2019

20:00

Location

Pantheon Art Cinema
29 Diagorou Street
Nicosia, Nicosia 1097

Description

Gounod’s most popular opera returns in David McVicar’s stunning Parisian production, with singers including Michael Fabiano, Diana Damrau and Erwin Schrott.

Disillusioned with life, the aged philosopher Faust calls upon Satan to help him. The devil Méphistophélès appears and strikes a bargain with the philosopher: he will give him youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite, if Faust will hand over his soul. Faust agrees, and Méphistophélès arranges matters so that Marguerite loses interest in her suitor Siébel and becomes infatuated with Faust.

Faust initially seems to love Marguerite in return, but soon abandons her. Her brother Valentin returns from the war and is furious to find his sister pregnant. Will Faust repent his destructive actions, and can his soul, and Marguerite’s, be saved?

Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Director: David McVicar
Conductor: Dan Ettinger

Cast:
Faust: Michael Fabiano
Méphistophélès: Erwin Schrott
Marguerite: Diana Damrau

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