“Not a new production but a touched up revival of the first rate original from several decades ago”
The season kicks off with Boitos resplendent retelling of Goethes Faust, a monumental work of 'choral grandeur and melodic richness' (The New York Times) in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the War Memorial Opera House. The cast includes Ramón Vargas, a tenor 'in ravishing voice' (Financial Times), as the philosopher who sells his soul to the Devil; the 'luminous, compelling' Patricia Racette (Washington Post) as the woman he desires; and, in the vividly menacing title role, the 'seductively malevolent' bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov, a 'fullbodied bass-baritone' renowned for his 'wonderfully evil portrayals' (The New York Times).
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Ildar Abdrazakov
Mefistofele
Also in
Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon
Prince Igor
Ramón Vargas
Faust
Also in
Verdi: La Traviata
Don Carlos
Patricia Racette
Margarita
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Kurt Weill: Street Scene
Nicola Luisotti
Conductor
Also in
Verdi Nabucco
Royal Opera House: Don Giovanni
Frank Zamacona Director · Robert Carsen Director Arrigo Boito Writer
United States release July 9, 2013 · Produced in United States
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San Francisco Opera
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United States
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · July 9, 2013
Theatrical
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