Faust

Presented by Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (LR-228514). Faust Charles Gounod The iconic work of the Romantics in Gounod's version. Cast Iván Ayón-Rivas | Faust Christian Van Horn | Méphistophélès Angélique Boudeville | Marguerite Aliénor Feix | Siebel Michał Partyka | Valentin Marie-Laure Garnier | Marthe Schwerlein Orchestre Symphonique de la Garde républicaine Bastien Stil | conductor Chœur de l’Armée française | chorus master Aurore Tillac Chœur Sorbonne-Université | chorus master Frédéric Pineau In a few words Gounod spent nearly twenty years composing Faust, constantly revising his work. The musician was 20 years old when he discovered Goethe's masterpiece, and like all young romantics of the time, he was fascinated by the tale. Gounod here departs from the conventions of French grand opera. The drama becomes more intimate, the vocal virtuosity more supple and supported by expressive orchestration. Debussy considered Gounod's art as "representing a moment of French sensibility. It is beauty in potential that bursts forth at the right moment, with fatal and secret force" Coproduction Jeanine Roze Production | Les Grandes Voix