Work: Faust

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MunichFaustNew production

Nationaltheater, Jul 24, 30

Gounod: Faust

Nathalie Stutzmann; Lotte de Beer; Bavarian State Opera; Christof Hetzer; Jorine van Beek; Benedikt Zehm; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Nationaltheater, 2027 Feb 11, 14

Gounod: Faust

Patrick Lange; Lotte de Beer; Bavarian State Opera; Christof Hetzer; Jorine van Beek; Benedikt Zehm; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Tue 23 Mar at 19:30

Gounod: Faust

Bastien Stil; Orchestre symphonique de la Garde républicaine; Chœur de l'Armée Française; Angélique Boudeville; Iván Ayón-Rivas

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Stripped of its original superstar casting, Gounod’s grand opera provides entertainment but fails to cohere.

***11

Hot on the heels of their modern-day take on Salome, Heartbeat Opera returns with another economical but inventive staging of a classic.

****1

Amy Lane's scattered borrowings from Tim Burton to Stanley Kubrick fail to cohere in the Canadian Opera Company's new Faust.

***11

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On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Until 26 Nov 23:59

Gounod: Faust

Lorenzo Viotti; Tobias Kratzer; Opéra national de Paris; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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