Royal Opera House: Faust

Disillusioned with life, the aged philosopher Faust calls upon Satan to help him. The devil Méphistophélès appears and strikes a bargain with the philosopher: he will give him youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite, if Faust hands over his soul. Faust agrees, and Méphistophélès arranges matters so that Marguerite loses interest in her suitor Siébel and becomes infatuated with Faust. Faust initially seems to love Marguerite in return, but soon abandons her. Her brother Valentin returns from the war and is furious to find his sister pregnant. Will Faust repent his destructive actions, and can his soul, and Marguerite's, be saved?

Cast

Michael Fabiano Faust

Irina Lungu Marguerite

Erwin Schrott Méphistophélès Stéphane Degout Valentin

Marta Fontanals-Simmons Siébel

Carole Wilson Marthe Schwertlein

Germán E. Alcántara Wagner

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