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Faust’s bargain, Berlioz’s triumph in Montréal’s season launch

Rafael Payare
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Karen Cargill
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Andrew Staples and Sir Willard White with Rafael Payare and the OSM
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“Andrew Staples... a tour de force as Faust”
Reviewed at Maison symphonique, Montreal on 17 September 2025
Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust
Rafael Payare, Conductor
Karen Cargill, Marguerite
Andrew Staples, Faust
Sir Willard White, Méphistophélès
Ashley Riches, Brander
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Chœur de l'OSM
Chœur des jeunes de Laval
Rafael Payare and his Montrealers show off their jazz chops
****1
A national treasure revisits Montreal: Angela Hewitt plays Mozart
****1
Last minute jump-in Hankyeol Yoon saves the day in Montreal
****1
Payare, Lamsma and the OSM: Korngold and Bartók in Montreal
****1
Benjamin Grosvenor’s Ravel sparkles in Montreal
****1
A novel take on a familiar tune: Tianyi Lu conducts Tchaikovsky 5
***11
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