Satan, sex, blood and redemption: Faust in Finland

Por Roy Westbrook, 12 julio 2018

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“this is not a production afraid of a cliché if it can work effectively in this unique space”

Crítica hecha desde Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna el 11 julio 2018

Gounod, Faust

Philippe Auguin, Dirección

Vilppu Kiljunen, Dirección de escena

Kimmo Viskari, Diseño de escena

Tuuli Takala, Marguerite

Diego Silva, Faust

Tuomas Pursio, Méphistophélès

Tiina Penttinen, Marthe

Erica Back, Siebel

Clemens Unterreiner, Valentin

Jussi Merikanto, Wagner

Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir

Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.