opera notebook
some operas I have seen on videoCharles Gounod, Faust (1859)
libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
Opéra de Lille, 2025
- Conductor: Louis Langrée
- Director: Denis Podalydès
- Set Designer: Éric Ruf
- Faust: Julien Dran
- Méphistophélès: Jérôme Boutillier
- Marguerite: Vannina Santoni
- Valentin: Lionel Lhote
This Faust uses spoken dialogue from the original 1859 Théâtre Lyrique production.