| Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) | La Damnation de Faust (sung in French) |
| Sir John Eliot Gardiner | Direction | |
| Trinity Boys Choir | ||
| Monteverdi Choir | ||
| National Youth Choir of Scotland | ||
| Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | ||
| Michael Spyres | Ténor | Faust |
| Ann Hallenberg | Mezzo-soprano | Marguerite |
| Laurent Naouri | Baryton | Méphistophélès |
| Ashley Riches | Baryton | Brander |
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to the Proms with The Damnation of Faust, continuing his multi-season Berlioz series. Part opera, part cantata, this ‘dramatic legend’ is an epic retelling of the Faust story that captures the extremes of man’s ambition and folly in music by turns exquisite and grotesque. American tenor Michael Spyres returns to the Proms in the title-role, with Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg as the innocent victim, Marguerite.
Tickets £14 - £60.