Organization

Singer

Tenor

Daniel Pataky

Faust

Bass

Yoshiaki Kimura

Mephistopheles

Moon Soo Park

Soprano

Dušica Bijelić

Marguerite

Baritone

Evgueniy Alexiev

Valentine

Enrico Wenzel

Wagner

Mezzo-soprano

Katja Starke

Martha Schwertlein

Orsolya Ercsényi

Conductor

Alexander Kalajdzic

Stage director

Tomo Sugao

Set designer

Timo Dentler

Okarina Peter

Marija Jokovic

Siebel

Theater Bielefeld

French

Bielefeld

Germany

Stadttheater

Faust Gounod

German

Approved

"Nothing!" That is the great realization that the scholar Faust devastated in old age: He understood nothing, achieved nothing! His long research life was a waste! He only has the hope that death could give him peace from the pressing questions. But just as Faust is about to put himself out of his torment, he is presented with a devilishly tempting offer: the fulfillment of all wishes in exchange for his soul. Faust agrees without much hesitation and demands a restart of his life, this time in which nothing is to be missed. Rejuvenated, he wants to pursue pleasure and love instead of knowledge. With the support of his devilish companion Méphistophélès, Faust easily manages to ensnare the pretty, gullible Marguerite. But when she gets pregnant Faust's interest in her has long since expired. While he is already looking for a new frenzy, an existential struggle begins for her.

In Germany, there was a piqued reaction to this French adaptation of Goethe's tragedy and the opera was promptly renamed Margarethe out of respect for the original . It is not without good reason that the almost incidentally encountered misfortune becomes an important, if not the central, figure here. Instead of the metaphysical dimensions, Charles Gounod devotes himself entirely to the individual interpretation of the soul with catchy melodies such as the literally brilliant »Jewel Aria«. No wonder that this lyrical Faust has conquered German stages and hearts under its original title and, together with Bizet's Carmen , is one of the most frequently performed French operas.

English

Faust by Gounod, From (2020/2020), Directed by Tomo Sugao,, Conductor Alexander Kalajdzic, Stadttheater, Bielefeld, Germany

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