Even with its visions of damnation and redemption, Gounod's FAUST, with libretto by Barbier and Carre, is pretty tame stuff. In the wrong hands, it can be dull as well. Well, you can't accuse the ...

Three years ago, Francine Black, artistic director of Berks Opera Company, and her daughter, Tamara Black, the company’s executive director, decided they wanted to present a full production of Charles ...

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 ...

Written by French composer Charles Gounod in 1859, Faust has often been dismissed as a sentimental mix of religion and romance, with a melodramatic plot and excessive emotion. However, in the Lyric ...

It turns out the music and lyrics of Depeche Mode make an apt companion to French composer Charles Gounod’s opera, “Faust.” Mixed Precipitation blends the moody lyrics of the British synth-rock band ...

On a chilly afternoon earlier this month, in the basement of the Minnesota Opera building, the Angel in White performed while Méphistophélès looked on. Was hell freezing over? Hardly. Natalie Desch, a ...