Conférence : Faust en musique, du feu du désir au rire

From the dissatisfied scholar who makes a pact with the Devil to the figure in love, tormented or mocked, Faust has never ceased to fascinate composers. How has music seized upon this myth to renew its facets? Through the works of Louise Bertin, Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Hervé, this lecture offers a journey into nineteenth-century French music. Between desire for knowledge, romantic passion, infernal visions and parody, musical excerpts and illustrations will reveal the multiple metamorphoses of Faust.