Faust - Wiener Staatsoper (2021)
Méphistophélès, less an intellectual "principle of negation" than a devilishly attractive magician, draws his attention to Marguerite - and Faust is delighted. A deal is quickly struck: the devil serves Faust on earth, and after Faust's death it is to be the other way around. Marguerite is also not unimpressed by what Méphistophélès has to offer: material luxury and sensual pleasure, often musically illustrated by Gounod with a waltz. But the relationship between Faust and Marguerite remains an episode, as Faust is drawn to new attractions, while Marguerite remains pregnant, only to see her unfaithful lover kill her brother.
Directors: Frank Castorf, Jakob Pitzer.
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Juan Diego Flórez as Faust |
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Nicole Car as Marguerite |
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Adam Palka as Méphistophélès |
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Étienne Dupuis as Valentin |
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Martin Häßler as Wagner |
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Kate Lindsey as Siébel |
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Monika Bohinec as Marthe |
| Directing | Frank Castorf | Director |
| Sound | Bertrand de Billy | Conductor |
| Directing | Jakob Pitzer | Director |
| Directing | Frank Castorf | Stage Director |
| Writing | Jules Barbier | Writer |
| Writing | Michel Carré | Writer |
| Sound | Charles Gounod | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Aleksandar Denić | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adriana Braga Peretzki | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Lothar Baumgarte | Lighting Design |
