Few operas have enjoyed such an enviable fate as Gounod's Faust. Well received at its premiere, followed by international success, which still makes it the most performed French opera in the world today, just behind Carmen. But should we take this Faust literally? Or should we see it, in the twist of the fable, as a celebration of pleasures? The audience can enjoy all the excesses, intoxicated by the music... without risking damnation. In Opéra de Lille’s production, this contradiction does not escape astute analysis of director Denis Podalydès. Podalydès and his distinguished team tackles Goethe's tragic hero, using Jules Barbier's spoken dialogues, which were part of the work when it was first performed in 1859, to bring out all its ambiguities.
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Julien Dran
Faust
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La Belle Hélène
William Tell
Vannina Santoni
Marguerite
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Bizet: Carmen
Le Nozze di Figaro
Jerome Boutillier
Méphistophélès
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Roméo et Juliette (Opéra Bastille)
The Bleeding Nun
Lionel Lhote
Valentin
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Madama Butterfly
Béatrice et Bénédict
Juliette Mey
Siebel
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Anas Seguin
Wagner
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Un petit cas de conscience
Marie Lenormand
Dame Marthe
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Atys en folie
Albéric Magnard: Guercœur @ Opéra national du Rhin, Strasburgo
Denis Podalydès Director · Jules Barbier Writer Michel Carré Writer
United States release September 12, 2025 · Production OperaVision
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Opéra de Lille
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OperaVision
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French
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French
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United States · September 12, 2025
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