Un Faust diablement captivant à l’Opéra-Comique

By Pierre Michel, 22 June 2025

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“Loin de gêner l’auditeur, la cohérence de cette version d’origine rend l’intrigue plus fluide”

Reviewed at Opéra Comique, Paris on 21 June 2025

Gounod, Faust

Opéra-Comique

Louis Langrée, Conductor

Denis Podalydès, Director

Éric Ruf, Set Designer

Christian Lacroix, Costume Designer

Bertrand Couderc, Lighting Designer

Orchestre National de Lille

Chœur de l'Opéra de Lille

Julien Dran, Faust

Jérôme Boutillier, Méphistophélès

Vannina Santoni, Marguerite

Lionel Lhote, Valentin

Anas Séguin, Wagner

Juliette Mey, Siebel

Marie Lenormand, Marthe

Mathieu Romano, Choirmaster / chorus director

Cécile Bon, Choreography

Léo Reynaud, Actor

Alexis Debieuvre, Actor

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****1

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****1

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Pierre Michel

Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.