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Outstanding direction of a fine cast: Faust at Grand Théâtre de Genève

By David Karlin, 04 February 2018
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“an uninterrupted flow of vocal and musical treats”
Reviewed at L'Opéra des Nations, Geneva on 3 February 2018
Programme
Gounod, Faust
Performers
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Michel Plasson, Conductor
Georges Lavaudant, Director
Jean-Pierre Vergier, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Ruzan Mantashyan, Marguerite
John Osborn, Faust
Adam Palka, Méphistophélès
Samantha Hankey, Siebel
Jean-François Lapointe, Valentin
Grand Théâtre Opera Chorus
Alan Woodbridge, Choirmaster / chorus director
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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