Released on: 2016-08-01
Gounod Faust
Salzburg Festivalâs first-ever performance of Charles GounodÂŽs most famous and most performed opera! Internationally-acclaimed tenor Piotr Beczala triumphs in the title role as soul-selling philosopher Faust: âPiotr Beczala is a world-Faustâ (Kurier) and âThe well-deserved crown goes to a perfectly-cast Piotr Beczalaâ (Abendzeitung). Ildar Abdrazakov was âcelebratedâ (Broadway World) for his signature role as seductive and demonic MĂ©phistophĂ©lĂšs. Maria Agresta as convincingly innocent Marguerite struggling to resist temptation and to gain salvation: âShe is fabulous!â (SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung). âSpectacular and photogenicâ staging (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) by award winning stage director and designer Reinhard von der Thannen. The Philharmonia Chor Wien and the Wiener Philharmoniker are performing under the baton of young Argentinian conductor Alejo PĂ©rez.
