Faust

Frustrated by the futile quest for knowledge, the erudite old Faust sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth and the beautiful Marguerite… Reworking the legend popularised by Goethe, Gounod focuses on the love story and elevates the significance of Marguerite’s fall and ultimate salvation. Choosing to lighten the narrative’s philosophical scope allows him to strike a balance between scenes where the supernatural calls for the visually spectacular and others depicting a universe governed by inward actions and feelings. Transposed to the present day, Tobias Kratzer’s Faust reflects on contemporary society’s obsession with eternal youth.

• GENREGÉNERORelay of: Opera, Live recording
• STATUSESTATUS DEL PROGRAMAcompleted
• Co-Production CompanyProductora coproducciónCinétévé (France)
• Co-Production CompanyProductora coproducciónOpéra national de Paris (France)
• TV DirectorTV DirectorJulien Condemine
• SetsSetsRainer Sellmaier
• Light DesignIluminaciónMichael Bauer
• PRODUCTION YEARAÑO DE PRODUCCIÓN2021
• RECORDEDGRABACIÓNOpéra national de Paris – Opéra Bastille, March 2021
• MUSICAL STYLEESTILO MUSICALClassical music
• ComposerCompositorCharles Gounod
• Orchestra / BandOrquesta / bandaOrchestre et Choeurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
• ConductorDirectorLorenzo Viotti
• Stage DirectorDirector escénicoTobias Kratzer
• CostumesVestuarioRainer Sellmaier
• LibrettoLibretoJules Barbier
• LibrettoLibretoMichel Carré
• SoloistSolistaBenjamin Bernheim
• SoloistSolistaChrisitan Van Horn
• SoloistSolistaErmonela Jaho
• SoloistSolistaFlorian Sempey
• SoloistSolistaChristian Helmer
• SoloistSolistaMichele Losier
• SoloistSolistaJean-Yves Chilot
• SoloistSolistaSylvie Brunet-Grupposo
• DURATIONDURACIÓN175'
• SOURCE VIDEO/AUDIOFORMATO VÍDEO/AUDIOHD recording / Dolby surround 5.1
• ASPECT RATIORELACIÓN DIMENSIONAL1 : 1.78 (16:9)
• RECORDING MEDIUMMEDIO DE GRABACIÓNOB-van internal recording (EVS)
• RECORDING COMPRESSIONCOMPRESIÓNApple ProRes (specify flavour)