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La Damnation de Faust à l'Opéra de Paris : Mars en décembre

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“Une production inutilement décalée et résolument plus cinématographique que lyrique.”
Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 8 December 2015
Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust
Philippe Jordan, Conductor
Alvis Hermanis, Director, Set Designer
Christine Neumeister, Costume Designer
Sophie Koch, Marguerite
Jonas Kaufmann, Faust
Sir Bryn Terfel, Méphistophélès
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Brander
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
Dominique Mercy, Dancer
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