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Opera in concert Faust by Charles Gounod<div> <strong>Sung in French, with French/English surtitles</strong></div><div><br></div><div> Opera in five acts (1859)</div><div> Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the play of the same name by Goethe</div><div> Iván Ayón-Rivas | Faust</div><div> Christian Van Horn | Mephistopheles</div><div> Angélique Boudeville | Marguerite</div><div> Aliénor Feix | Siebel</div><div> Michal Partyka | Valentin</div><div> Marie-Laure Garnier | Marthe Schwerlein</div><div> Mathieu Septier | Wagner</div><div><br></div><div> Republican Guard Symphony Orchestra</div><div> Bastien Stil | Director</div><div><br></div><div> French Army Choir | Conductor: Aurore Tillac</div><div> Sorbonne-University Choir | Conductor: Frédéric Pineau</div><div><br></div><div> Gounod spent nearly twenty years composing Faust, constantly revising his work. The musician was twenty years old when he discovered Goethe's work, and like all the young Romantics of the time, he was captivated by the story. Here, Gounod departs from the conventions of grand French opera. The drama becomes more intimate, the vocal virtuosity more supple and supported by expressive orchestration. It is a beauty in potential that bursts forth at the precise moment it is needed, with a fatal and secret force. (Debussy)</div><div><br></div>