Win tickets to a screening of Gounod’s Faust
We are giving away five double passes to the Opéra de Paris screenings by Palace Opera & Ballet.
Frustrated by the futile quest for knowledge, the erudite old Faust (French tenor Benjamin Bernheim) sells his soul to the devil (Christian Van Horn) in exchange for eternal youth and the beautiful Marguerite (superstar soprano Ermonelo Jaho)… Florian Sempey sings the role of Marguerite’s brother Valentin, a soldier.
Reworking the legend which Goethe popularised, Gounod focuses on the love story and elevates the significance of Marguerite’s fall and ultimate salvation. His decision to lighten the philosophical scope of the narrative allowed him to balance scenes where the supernatural called for something visually spectacular with a parallel microcosm governed by inner actions and feelings. Gounod’s score is a tour de force of melodic invention whose vocal composition reveals the composer’s skill at conveying sincere and immediate emotion.
For his Paris Opera debut, German director Tobias Kratzer reflects on contemporary society’s obsession for eternal youth. With its sophisticated scenography, his production oscillates between hyperrealism and magic, the world of today and the eerie atmosphere of German romanticism.
Hosted by renowned musicologist and former Radio Classique presenter Alain Duault, the cinema presentation features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Mr. Kratzer, Mr. Bernheim, Ms. Jaho, Mr. Sempey and chorus master José Luis Basso.
Faust screens in cinemas nationally 19, 20 and 23 Jun
Enter for your chance to win one of five double passes to a screening of Faust, thanks to Palace Opera & Ballet.
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