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Gounod in the Time of Corona: Frank Castorf's many-layered Faust lands in Vienna

By Chanda VanderHart, 30 April 2021
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“the fourth wall is pulverised, not just by the nimble cameramen on stage”
Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 29 April 2021
Programme
Gounod, Faust
Performers
Vienna State Opera
Bertrand de Billy, Conductor
Frank Castorf, Director
Aleksandar Denić, Set Designer
Adriana Braga Peretzki, Costume Designer
Lothar Baumgarte, Lighting Designer
Martin Andersson, Video
Nicole Car, Marguerite
Juan Diego Flórez, Faust
Adam Palka, Méphistophélès
Monika Bohinec, Marthe
Kate Lindsey, Siebel
Étienne Dupuis, Valentin
Martin Häßler, Wagner
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Chanda VanderHart
Chanda VanderHart
Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.