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Music by Hector Berlioz ; Libretto by Hector Berlioz and Almire Gandonnière
Conventional and moderate he was not, in life as in art, and so it is with Hector Berlioz' musical rendition of the Faust myth, which explodes all conventions and genres. Berlioz initially called his Damnation of Faust an “opera concertante”, then a “dramatised legend”. Ultimately, the work is one thing above all else – a grand spectacle incorporating all conceivable forms. Here we are presented with a score made up of opera, oratorio and symphonic elements, lieder, dances, marches, drinking songs, large-scale chorus pieces, a fugue parody and a quodlibet of superimposed troopers' songs. Musically speaking, a composition from the mid 19th century could hardly be more heterogeneous.
Erik Fenton, Sir Willard White, Marie Gautrot, Alain Herriau, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, Chœur Accentus
Musical direction : Nicolas Krüger ; Stage direction: Frédéric Roels
French
English
Production compagny : Oxymore
Coproduction compagny : Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, avec la participation de France Télévisions
Running Time : 1x130'
Production Year : 2013
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution
Video Format : HDCAM, Digibeta