Charles Gounod

We’re continuing our summer tour of European opera houses on this week’s Sunday Opera (8/23 3:00 p.m.) with a trip to the Bavarian State Oper and their recent production of Charles Gounod’s 1859 grand opera, “Faust.” The libretto follows an aging scholar who trades his soul to the devil for youth and love. Rejuvenated, Faust seduces and abandons the innocent Marguerite, leading to a tragic spiral of murder, madness, and her ultimate redemption and salvation.

Gounod's much-loved opera based on Shakespeare's romantic tragedy comes to us from the NCPA. This will be followed by music of Andre Messenger adapted and conducted by John Lanchberry, Messenger's two-act ballet "The Two Pigeons."

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