Faust

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.

This week's opera is Busoni's "Doktor Faust," a seldomly done work featuring Dietrich Fischer-Deskau as the narrator and Dietrich Henschel in the title role.

This week's opera is a concert performance of Hector Berlioz's "The Damnation of Faust" featuring Charles Castronovo in the title role.

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