Gounod: Faust
7.4
“The Metropolitan Opera: Faust”
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is riveting as the title character of Gounod’s popular opera, seen in this Live in HD presentation of Des McAnuff’s thrilling 2011 production that places the mythical and timeless story in an early 20th-century setting. René Pape as Méphistophélès is menacing and elegant in equal measure, and Marina Poplavskaya delivers a searingly intense portrayal of the innocent Marguerite. Russell Braun as her brother, Valentin, shines in his Act II aria. On the podium, Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings out all the lyricism and drama of Gounod’s score.
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Jonas Kaufmann
Faust
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Massenet: Werther
Carmen
René Pape
Mephistophélès
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The Magic Flute
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
Marina Poplavskaya
Marguerite
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Puccini: Turandot
Don Giovanni
Michele Losier
Siébel
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Carmen
Russell Braun
Valentin
Also in
Gounod: Romeo et Juliette
Les Troyens
Wendy White
Marthe
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A Quiet Place
Bubbles Galore
Jonathan Beyer
Wagner
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Joyce DiDonato
Self - Host
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The Florence Foster Jenkins Story
The Barber of Seville
MET Orchestra
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La traviata
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Barbara Willis Sweete Director · Jules Barbier Writer Michel Carré Writer
United States release December 10, 2011 · Produced in United States · Production Metropolitan Opera
Production
Decca
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Metropolitan Opera
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United States
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
United States · December 10, 2011
Limited theatrical · Live performance
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