Charles Gounod's "Faust," which closes Michigan Opera Theatre's spring season, certainly remains part of the standard operatic repertoire. But things sure ain't what they used to be. The 1859 work — a ...

French composer Charles Goudnod’s opera “Faust,” which premiered in the mid-19th century in Paris, is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. The Metropolitan Opera in New York City ...

On the BOF mainstage this year is a new production of Charles Gounod's FAUST, the story of tragedy and redemption that stands at the summit of French romantic opera. Surging with memorable and ...

Raymond Aceto, Erin Wall and Marcelo Puente in Faust. Photo by Scott Suchman. Few works have inspired such a long-lasting legacy as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. The Faustian bargain has become ...

In the late 16th century, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus included some comic scenes but was still said to have driven some of the audience mad with its powerfully scurrilous moral message. Two ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago would never rebrand Charles Gounod's “Faust” as “John Frame's Faust.” But the California-based artist and production designer warrants top billing as his surreal sculptures ...