As Sir Mark Elder prepares to conduct La Damnation de Faust, he reflects on the nature of the work and what it is that makes Berlioz sound like Berlioz.
Christopher Purves bosses the show as Méphistophélès; Richard Jones' production is intelligent and carefully thought through but ultimately unconvincing.
***11
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