Faust opera screening
Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/03/2020
12:00 am
Location
The Arts Station
Category(ies)
Fernie Friends of Opera screens opera productions from the world’s greatest opera houses once a month from September to May. Admission is by donation. All DVDs are donated to Fernie Heritage Library after screening.
FAUST by Charles-François Gounod
Principals: Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside, Sophie Koch
Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Antonio Pappano
French with English subtitles, 2004, 3:00
Faust, rejuvenated through a demonic pact with Mephistopheles, seduces Marguerite in this quintessentially French opera which Gounod based on Goethe’s philosophical drama. The Royal Opera has gathered an all-star cast under the baton of famed conductor Antonio Pappano for a riveting production of this classic story.
