World Premiere: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 1846. Berlioz’s magnificent exploration of the Faust legend is a unique operatic journey. The visionary French composer was inspired by a bold translation of ...

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — Joshua Blue is made for French Romantic opera. The tenor’s ringing bell of a voice softened the consonants and enveloped the vowels in ways no other language would allow, ...

This week, unlike last, there were no onstage protests as Russian maestro Valery Gergiev resumed his Berlioz cycle. It was a pity in a way, because the Putin-supporting conductor’s reading of ...

Cramped acoustic be damned: there was playing here of unabashed violence, backed up by a contribution of thrilling exuberance from the London Symphony Chorus, who appeared to seize their moment like ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Citing “technical demands,” the company will replace its revival of a video-heavy production of Berlioz’s “La Damnation de Faust” with concert ...

A lost film. Georges Méliès also directed a film entitled Faust aux enfers in 1903 that is frequently confused with this one, but it has little to do with the story of Faust.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook If the company is smart, “La Damnation de Faust” will be the start of an ongoing series of concert performances. By Zachary Woolfe ...

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La Damnation de Faust, 'légende dramatique' en quatre parties d'Hector Berlioz, livret d'Hector Berlioz et Almire Gandonnière d'après la traduction du 'Faust' de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe par Gérard ...

Every time I hear Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust I am assailed by the guilty conviction that, despite Berlioz’s overarching ambition and superb orchestration, the versions of the Faust legend by ...

Berlioz’s compelling take on the Faust legend returns for the first time in a decade, with an ideal lineup of stars. High-flying tenors Bryan Hymel and Michael Spyres sing the doomed and besotted ...