Paul Gay - SUPERB! Remarkable performance of the Paris Opera, the best I have ever seen so far. So much symbolism added. Paul Gay and Inva Mula are perfect not only in singing, but as actors as well. No surprise it keeps on top of the search engines. A DVD will be highly appreciated.
1:44:29 my favourite melodie. She sings it so incredibly clean. OMG. Many thanks to all ho participated on the production of this concert. Actually it is my favourite opera. This is the best recording you find on UA-cam for this opera. Many thanks and best regards!!!
We saw this live shortly after its premiere. The conceit of Faust being in a state of despair; the devil not having the slightest fear of the Cross; the devil''s walking on a crucifix - all led to about 90% of the audience being thrilled and 10% horrified. It is a gripping reinterpretation of a great story, well performed by all. Alan Altinoglu is a true leader and excellent interpreter of Gounod's superb score.
The devil would never walk on a crucifix and he DOES have fear of the cross. If the audience was thrilled with the lies otherwise, probably 90% of the audience are going to hell. Ten percent to Heaven. But that would hold with what the Bible tells us about the evil of mankind.
Magnifique cavatine interprétée magistralement par Roberto Alagna! Merci à lui et aux autres chanteurs d’avoir si bien fait face à toutes les turbulences qui ont précédé. Merci d’avoir fait abstraction de ces décors et de cette mise en scène dont le mauvais goût ne servent ni l’œuvre ni les interprètes. Une belle prestation sur le plan vocal, peu réussie visuellement ☹️.
Thanks for uploading this version. At the end, clever staging when Inva mimes pulling the petals off the marguerite. I'm still impressed by the word choice at 1:40:00 "daughter of a king" (and the ambiguous reference to the king of the underworld, Mephisto) rather than "princess." Fantastic irony.
What a wonderful performance! Staged spectacularly.I was moved by poor Marguerite's tragic destiny. I think the whole story has a very sad message,that is it is the pure and the innocent who always fall victims to the others .Anyway, this opera rendition was fully worth watching.I recommend it.❤😊
This production is truly exciting. The performance shortcoming is the Marguerite of Inva Mula. Even so, it's impossible not to be seduced by Gounod's enduring entertainment. So much famous music. That's opera, Doc. The overhead camera certainly adds to the thrills for the video viewing audience.
Avec Faust , opéra intemporel, tous les décors et toutes les mises en scène sont possibles et imaginables. Un des opéras les plus joué au monde. On ne s’en lasse pas !
Musically speaking, this version of FAUST is superb, with Gounod's score brilliantly rendered by the topnotch cast headed by Roberto Alagna. Visually, though, the production leaves a great deal to be desired.
Hope you will enjoy more like by knowing the acts quoted from Wikipedia Act 1[edit] Faust's cabinet Faust: "O merveille! ... A moi les plaisirs" MENU0:00 Méphistophélès (Marcel Journet) gives Faust (Enrico Caruso) a glimpse of Marguerite, and he signs the contract with the Devil, and heads out with him to experience the world, in this 1910 recording of the act 1 finale. "Le veau d'or" MENU0:00 Méphistophélès, act 2, performed by Feodor Chaliapin Problems playing these files? See media help. Faust, an aging scholar, determines that his studies have come to nothing and have only caused him to miss out on life and love (Rien! En vain j'interroge). He attempts to kill himself (twice) with poison but stops each time when he hears a choir. He curses science and faith, and asks for infernal guidance. Méphistophélès appears (duet: Me voici) and, with a tempting image of Marguerite at her spinning wheel, persuades Faust to buy Méphistophélès's services on earth in exchange for Faust's in Hell. Faust's goblet of poison is magically transformed into an elixir of youth, making the aged doctor a handsome young gentleman; the strange companions then set out into the world. Act 2[edit] At the city gates A chorus of students, soldiers and villagers sing a drinking song (Vin ou Bière). Valentin, leaving for war with his friend Wagner, entrusts the care of his sister Marguerite to his youthful friend Siébel (O sainte médaille ... Avant de quitter ces lieux). Méphistophélès appears, provides the crowd with wine, and sings a rousing, irreverent song about the Golden Calf (Le veau d'or). Méphistophélès maligns Marguerite, and Valentin tries to strike him with his sword, which shatters in the air. Valentin and friends use the cross-shaped hilts of their swords to fend off what they now know is an infernal power (chorus: De l'enfer). Méphistophélès is joined by Faust and the villagers in a waltz (Ainsi que la brise légère). Marguerite appears and Faust declares his admiration, but she refuses Faust's arm out of modesty. Act 3[edit] Marguerite's garden in the original production, set design by Charles-Antoine Cambon and Joseph Thierry Marguerite's garden The lovesick boy Siébel leaves a bouquet for Marguerite (Faites-lui mes aveux). Faust sends Méphistophélès in search of a gift for Marguerite and sings a cavatina (Salut, demeure chaste et pure) idealizing Marguerite as a pure child of nature. Méphistophélès brings in a decorated box containing exquisite jewelry and a hand mirror and leaves it on Marguerite's doorstep, next to Siébel's flowers. Marguerite enters, pondering her encounter with Faust at the city gates, and sings a melancholy ballad about the King of Thule (Il était un roi de Thulé). Marthe, Marguerite's neighbour, notices the jewellery and says it must be from an admirer. Marguerite tries on the jewels and is captivated by how they enhance her beauty, as she sings in the famous aria, the Jewel Song (Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir). Méphistophélès and Faust join the women in the garden and romance them. Marguerite allows Faust to kiss her (Laisse-moi, laisse-moi contempler ton visage), but then asks him to go away. She sings at her window for his quick return, and Faust, listening, returns to her. Under the watchful eye and malevolent laughter of Méphistophélès, it is clear that Faust's seduction of Marguerite will be successful. Act 4[edit] "Vous qui faites l'endormie" MENU0:00 Méphistophélès, act 4, performed by Feodor Chaliapin Problems playing this file? See media help. Marguerite's room / A public square outside her house / A cathedral [Note: The scenes of acts 4 and 5 are sometimes given in a different order and portions are sometimes shortened or cut in performance.][3] Marguerite prays in the cathedral, set design by Cambon Feodor Chaliapin as Méphistophélès, 1915 After being made pregnant and abandoned by Faust, Marguerite has given birth and is a social outcast. She sings an aria at her spinning wheel (Il ne revient pas). Siébel stands by her. The scene shifts to the square outside Marguerite's house. Valentin's company returns from the war to a military march (Deposons les armes and Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux, the well-known "soldiers' chorus"). Siébel asks Valentin to forgive Marguerite. Valentin rushes to her cottage. While he is inside Faust and Méphistophélès appear, and Méphistophélès, thinking that only Marguerite is there, sings a mocking burlesque of a lover's serenade under Marguerite's window (Vous qui faites l'endormie). Valentin comes out of the cottage, now knowing that Faust has debauched his sister. The three men fight, Méphistophélès blocking Valentin's sword, allowing Faust to make the fatal thrust. With his dying breath Valentin blames Marguerite for his death and condemns her to Hell before the assembled townspeople (Ecoute-moi bien Marguerite). Marguerite goes to the church and tries to pray there but is stopped, first by Méphistophélès and then by a choir of devils. She finishes her prayer but faints when she is cursed again by Méphistophélès. Act 5[edit] The Harz mountains on Walpurgis Night / A cavern / The interior of a prison Méphistophélès and Faust are surrounded by witches (Un, deux et trois). Faust is transported to a cave of queens and courtesans, and Méphistophélès promises to provide Faust with the love of the greatest and most beautiful women in history. An orgiastic ballet suggests the revelry that continues throughout the night. As dawn approaches, Faust sees a vision of Marguerite and calls for her. Méphistophélès helps Faust enter the prison where Marguerite is being held for killing her child. They sing a love duet (Oui, c'est toi que j'aime). Méphistophélès states that only a mortal hand can deliver Marguerite from her fate, and Faust offers to rescue her from the hangman, but she prefers to trust her fate to God and His angels (Anges purs, anges radieux). At the end she asks why Faust's hands are covered in blood, pushes him away, and falls down motionless. Méphistophélès curses, as a voice on high sings "Sauvée!" ("Saved!"). The bells of Easter sound and a chorus of angels sings "Christ est ressuscité!" ('"Christ is risen!"). The walls of the prison open, and Marguerite's soul rises to heaven. In despair Faust follows it with his eyes; he falls to his knees and prays. Méphistophélès is turned away by the shining sword of the archangel
2:28 інтродукція, тема Фауста 3:35 інтродукція, тема кохання (каватини Валентина) 12:53 пролог, дует Фауста та Мефістофеля 16:20 лейтмотив поверненої молодості 29:13 І д. каватина Валентина 34:04 І д. куплети Мефістофеля 43:00 І д. сцена знайомства Фауста и Маргарити (вальс) 51:35 ІІ д. куплети Зібеля 57:43 ІІ д. каватина Фауста 1:05:01 ІІ д. балада Маргарити (про Фульського короля) 1:10:25 ІІ д. арія Маргарити "з перлинами" 1:26:20 ІІ д. дует Фауста і Маргарити 1:56:32 ІІІ д. серенада Мефістофеля 2:21:30 IV д. 1 к. Вальпургієва ніч (Фауст, Мефістофель, відьми)
¡Maravilloso, maravilloso PLAY-BACK! Antes sólo hacían esto los cantactes basura; hoy, desde la época de "Los Tres Tenores", lo hacen hasta los cantantes de ópera. ¡Y todos esa "audiencia selecta" gritando Hurra y Bravo...! ¡Ver para creer!
Creo que Ud. no comprendió que el único que no canta es el Fausto viejo del 1er acto, pero es una elección del director de escena para mayor verosimilitud. Quien canta el rol de Fausto en todos los actos es Roberto Alagna pero solo aparece en escena a partir del 2o acto.
There are hits and misses. Unfortunately the audio quality makes it hard to judge - I suspect the singing may have been better than it sounds here. The staging I am unsure about, but the ending is misplaced - too macabre for a start. Must admit I prefer the ROH production with Terfel. It looks traditional but has surprises, particularly in the ballet.
Good to see an old Faust at the beginning changing to young, but not at the end? What happened to the Walpurgis Nacht ballet?? Completely cut out, wasted opportunity to add to the macabre undertones of the opera. Budapest Opera (2015) was the best interpretation I have seen so far in many years, simply outstanding and will be never forgotten,,,
Clever staging and visual effects, but the muffled audio pickup sounds like an old transistor radio. These singers are better than they sound in this video.
Maravillosa puesta en escena de tan bellisima opera,,, Mula y Alagna son 2 gemas en el Bel Canto,,,el mismo Gounod estara satisfecho con esta representacion de su archifamosa opera,,,ALBRICIAS !!!
My case is similar, I'm watching it because it's mentioned in Master and Margarita. The second I finish watching Eugene Onegin, the book drops the next opera reference on me and it's back to YT!
A great musical performance. Inva Mula is simply magnificent. Roberto Alagna is also great but gives, sometimes, the impression that he has sung the part too many times. Gay is good in a role that has been sung by gods and demi gods in the past. Christoyannis, my fellow Greek, is also of a high caliber. The stage direction, set and costumes, have their happy moments but often seem unconvincing or at odds with the music. The closing scene instead of divine seems macabre. The TV filming has too many close-ups. This is an opera and things should never be so close and so well lit.
Hari Politopoulos Your comments and observations are excellent. The ending is very macabre. Watch it without sound...the staging should still convey a meaning. This is merely gruesome.
J’avais le souvenir de ce Faust retransmis à la télévision à l’époque. Le revoir ici me replonge dans cet abîme de vulgarité, de prétention et de mauvais goût. Faut-il que cette musique soit belle et puissante pour résister aux fantasmes de metteurs en scène pour qui servir une œuvre est bien secondaire… Heureusement les chanteurs sont là, brillants et émouvants parfois, livrés aux inepties du metteur en scène. Notre époque est tout de même étonnante : la beauté est devenue une insulte et l’intelligence une provocation !
La Bastilla es un teatro con un escenario gigantesco que llenan con todo tipo de carteles, cintas, dibujos y , en general escenografías que apabullan la escena y minimizan la representación...a su vez se caracteriza por ser "vanguadista" o sea presentar las óperas con escenografías y vestuarios fuera de toda consideración por el libreto y por los autores de la obra...padece de gigantismo malo como en cualquier cosa...ese mismo año vi un Fausto sensacional en la Ópera Real del Covent Garden con Georghiu, Pape, Hvorovstosky y Grigolo que le pone el pie encima a cualquier otro Fausto contemporáneo...solo comparen el aria de las joyas de ambas representaciones, del mismo año, en esos aspectos pues Georghiu es muy superior a Mula.
Tout le monde convient que Faust est immortel, mais qu'il ait été pensionnaire de l'Académie doit être un secret que connaît seul le costumier de l'Opéra national.
Hello Everyone! It is a terrible and horroristice verison of the opera. The final scene is horrible. Originally Marguerite's soul rises to heaven and choir of angels appears and sings at final scene. But in this version Margit is beheaded and finally her head is placed in display casa by black soldiers . It is totally incomprehensible. The director has created an ambiguous, horror opera instead of a transcendent opera. I don't know what is the director's problem with soul rises to heaven! I don't know why there was nobody to tell the director that this version is terrible and need to change it!
If you understand the will of the director, the head of Maggy is put in a reliquary, so it means that , for the believers , she's forgiven and sanctified. But , for the no-believer, it shows the distance we need to look at those stories of God, Mephisto , angels and devils, ... But the scene I prefer is the "malediction" from the brother . It shows how the society is living this religion of Love . ( just "bourgeoisie" and hypocrisy)
34:00 Kuplety Mefista. - is there a version by Boris Gmyria?Aria: Złoty Cielec. Faust. Gunod 1.) На земле весь род людской Чтит один кумир священный, Он царит над всей вселенной, Тот кумир - телец златой! В умилении сердечном Прославляя истукан Люди разных каст и стран Пляшут в круге бесконечном Окружая пьедестал, Окружая пьедестал!
Just once..l would love to see the original version produced as it was originally written of Faust. Just once with no spins on it. 😢. The end of this was horrible..
What is the name of the actor of "old" Faust? I know that Roberto Alagna is young Faust, but I can't find a credit for the tenor at the beginning of the opera...
One is unable to hear the music or get involved in the drama when the most attention grabbing thing is "how is she pulling that ..." or "why do those hand cuffs seem so loose" and "will she pull all the petals off by the end of the song?" etc. How about having the characters feelings and the plot itself grab people?
Whisky (or Champagne), cigarettes and naked women are the most frequent "innovations" we see today by "innovative" directors. Here there are all . Mise en scene ridicule
В данное время, во Франции, этим уродам постановщикам, главное насмехаться над христианскими символами, например как здесь, над крестом. Всё чтобы угодить политкорректности! В пятидесятые видел Фауста в Парижской Опере. Пел Мефистофеля Huc Santana, и была прекрасная нормальная постановка а не этот пубдои
Paul Gay - SUPERB!
Remarkable performance of the Paris Opera, the best I have ever seen so far. So much symbolism added. Paul Gay and Inva Mula are perfect not only in singing, but as actors as well. No surprise it keeps on top of the search engines. A DVD will be highly appreciated.
FAUST is one of the greatest operas ever written!
La meilleure représentation de Faust de C. Gounod que l'on puisse trouver sur Internet !!!
De mon point de vue, la meilleure est la version Fenice 2021.
Bored and seeking entertainment I typed "full opera" into UA-cam and was supremely rewarded! What I would have given to see this production!
I did - and it was one of the greatest operatic experiences in my life.
kytaro
any chance to see the Tobias Kratzer nowadays at Bastille? That is amazing
1 действие
хор горожан 22:29
каватина Валентина 27:35
куплеты Мефистофеля 34:13
вальс встрача Фауста и Маргариты 42:34
2 действие
куплеты Зибеля 51:35
каватина Фауста 56:43
баллада Маргариты 1:04:55
ария Маргариты 1:08:31
3 действие
марш солдат 1:51:20
серенада Мефистофеля 1:56:30
Спасибо, Лиза. Аминь🙏
Спасибо, Лиза!
Спасибо огромное!
благодарю
Еще одно спасибо и лайк
1:44:29 my favourite melodie. She sings it so incredibly clean. OMG. Many thanks to all ho participated on the production of this concert. Actually it is my favourite opera. This is the best recording you find on UA-cam for this opera. Many thanks and best regards!!!
We saw this live shortly after its premiere. The conceit of Faust being in a state of despair; the devil not having the slightest fear of the Cross; the devil''s walking on a crucifix - all led to about 90% of the audience being thrilled and 10% horrified. It is a gripping reinterpretation of a great story, well performed by all. Alan Altinoglu is a true leader and excellent interpreter of Gounod's superb score.
The devil would never walk on a crucifix and he DOES have fear of the cross. If the audience was thrilled with the lies otherwise, probably 90% of the audience are going to hell. Ten percent to Heaven. But that would hold with what the Bible tells us about the evil of mankind.
You DO realise this is only make believe
@@polocathmhaoil9141 Certainly. That doesn't make the performance and the approach to Faust any less compelling.
@@johnleopold804 Jesus Christ is God and Lord of all creation. ✝
Опера "Фауст"
--- Інтродукція ------------------------
0:30 Тема Фауста f-moll
3:34 Тема кохання F-dur
--- Пролог -------------------------------
12:35 Дует Фауста та Мефістофеля F-dur
16:16 {Аріозо Молодості Фауста G-dur}
18:26{Тема Маргарити за прялкою E-dur}
--- І дія ------------------------------------
22:29 Сцена Ярмарку (Хор містян) F-dur
27:35 {Каватина Валентина F-dur}
34:13 Куплети Мефістофеля dur
42:34 Сцена знайомства Фауста и Маргарити (вальс) D-dur
--- ІІ дія -----------------------------------
51:35 Куплети Зібеля
56:26 Каватина Фауста "Привіт тобі, притулок невинний" As-dur
1:04:47 Балада Маргарити про Фульського короля a-moll
1:10:16 Арія Маргарити "з перлами" "Ах, смішно" E-dur
--- ІІІ дія ----------------------------------
1:51:20 Марш солдат
1:56:30 Серенада Мефистофеля
--- ІV дія ----------------------------------
2:20:09 Вальпургієва ніч (Фауст, Мефістофель, відьми)
2:31:51 Фінальне тріо Фауста, Маргарити та Мефістофеля у тюрмі "Моє серце повне мук та страху" a-moll
Спасибо огромное
Magnifique cavatine interprétée magistralement par Roberto Alagna! Merci à lui et aux autres chanteurs d’avoir si bien fait face à toutes les turbulences qui ont précédé. Merci d’avoir fait abstraction de ces décors et de cette mise en scène dont le mauvais goût ne servent ni l’œuvre ni les interprètes. Une belle prestation sur le plan vocal, peu réussie visuellement ☹️.
If I had to choose a single opera to take with me to a desert island, it would be Gounod's Faust
No one like Dmitri Hvorowstowski once you hear him no other comes near to him
Мефистофель прекрасный ,Аланья красавец!
Azz
And Boito's _Mefistofele_ ! In that one, Faust goes to Heaven like in Goethe's original.
Lohengrin by Wagner ❤❤❤
I love this Faust ! Great singing and well staged. Many many thanks.
Thanks for uploading this version. At the end, clever staging when Inva mimes pulling the petals off the marguerite. I'm still impressed by the word choice at 1:40:00 "daughter of a king" (and the ambiguous reference to the king of the underworld, Mephisto) rather than "princess." Fantastic irony.
0:49:50 ACT 3
1:40:04 ACT 4 (abridged)
2:10:12 ACT 5 (alterations)
0:22:20 ACT 2
56:24 Salut, demeure chaste et pure.
1:04:47 Il était un roi de Thulé
1:10:17 Ah je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir
What a wonderful performance! Staged spectacularly.I was moved by poor Marguerite's tragic destiny.
I think the whole story has a very sad message,that is it is the pure and the innocent who always fall victims to the others .Anyway, this opera rendition was fully worth watching.I recommend it.❤😊
This production is truly exciting. The performance shortcoming is the Marguerite of Inva Mula. Even so, it's impossible not to be seduced by Gounod's enduring entertainment. So much famous music. That's opera, Doc. The overhead camera certainly adds to the thrills for the video viewing audience.
Ils sont tous magnifiques! Quelles belles voix!
0:30 - інтродукція, т. Фауста f
❤ 3:34 - інтродукція, т. Валентина F
10:06 - пролог, хор селянок "Тільки ледачий зранку довго спить"
11:16 - пролог, хор селян "Нас чесна праця в поле кличе"
-❤ 13:40 - пролог, дует Фауста і Мефістофеля "Прийди, злий дух! - Ось і я"
❤ 16:16 пролог, дует Фауста і Мефістофеля, Аріозо Молодості Фауста G-dur "Мені поверни щасливу ти юність"
18:26 пролог, дует Фауста і Мефістофеля. Тема Маргарити за прялкою E-dur
--- І дія ------------------------------------
22:29 Сцена Ярмарку (Хор містян) F-dur
- ❤ 29:03 Каватина Валентина F-dur "Бог всесильний"
❤ 34:13 Куплети Мефістофеля "На землі весь рід людський"
- ❤ 42:45 - вальс і хор "Легкий вальс".
- ❤ 45:52 - Сцена знайомства Фауста и Маргарити
--- ІІ дія -----------------------------------
- ❤ 51:35 Куплети Зібеля "Розкажіть же їй, квіточки мої"
56:42 Речитатив і Каватина Фауста
-❤ 57:42 - Каватина Фауста "Привіт тобі, оселя скромна" As-dur
- ❤ 1:04:47 Балада Маргарити про Фульського короля a-moll
-❤ 1:10:20 Арія Маргарити "з перлами" "Ах, ха-ха" E-dur
1:24:55 - аріозо Мефістофеля (заклинання) "О, ніч".
- ❤ 1:26:16 - дует Фауста і Маргарити, 1 р. "О, дозволь, ангел мій"
--- ІІІ дія ----------------------------------
❤ 1:51:20 Марш і хор солдат "Слава батьків на полях війни"
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1:56:30 Серенада Мефистофеля
--- ІV дія ----------------------------------
2:20:09 Вальпургієва ніч (Фауст, Мефістофель, відьми)
2:31:51 Фінальне тріо Фауста, Маргарити та Мефістофеля у тюрмі "Моє серце повне мук та страху" a-moll
❤ 2:39:30 - 4 дія, дует Фауста і Маргарити "Ти зі мною знову"
2:40:36 - 4 дія, дует Фауста і Маргарити, вальс зі сцени знайомства Ф. і М, з 1-ї дії
2:41:17 - 4 дія, дует Фауста і Маргарити. Тема зі сцени знайомства Фауста і Маргарити, з 1-ї дії
“avant de quitter ces lieux” is best of best
Thank you for sharing ❤
Avec Faust , opéra intemporel, tous les décors et toutes les mises en scène sont possibles et imaginables. Un des opéras les plus joué au monde. On ne s’en lasse pas !
Merveilleux !!! Le diable ouvrant le pain était un spectacle... Merci beaucoup pour partagé !
13:00 - дует фауста і мефістофеля
15:00 - лейтмотив молодомті
27:34 - каватина Валентина
34:13 - куплети Мефістофеля
1:04:55 - балада маргарити
1:08:31 - арія Маргарити «з перлами»
1:25:56 - дует фауста і маргарити
1:28:00 - лейтмотив кохання маргарити
1:51:20 - марш солдат
Paul Gay is the best Mephistopheles I have seen. He is truly believable in the role.
Tout à fait ! totally correct !!!!!
Wonderful! Opera actors are charming.
Tous les chanteurs au meilleur de leur forme un vrai régal d'interprétation et de spectacle ❤
요즘 다시 즐겨듣는 오페라인데 전 곡이 올라와 있다니. 감사합니다.
Musically speaking, this version of FAUST is superb, with Gounod's score brilliantly rendered by the topnotch cast headed by Roberto Alagna. Visually, though, the production leaves a great deal to be desired.
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Hope you will enjoy more like by knowing the acts quoted from Wikipedia
Act 1[edit]
Faust's cabinet
Faust: "O merveille! ... A moi les plaisirs"
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Méphistophélès (Marcel Journet) gives Faust (Enrico Caruso) a glimpse of Marguerite, and he signs the contract with the Devil, and heads out with him to experience the world, in this 1910 recording of the act 1 finale.
"Le veau d'or"
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Méphistophélès, act 2, performed by Feodor Chaliapin
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Faust, an aging scholar, determines that his studies have come to nothing and have only caused him to miss out on life and love (Rien! En vain j'interroge). He attempts to kill himself (twice) with poison but stops each time when he hears a choir. He curses science and faith, and asks for infernal guidance. Méphistophélès appears (duet: Me voici) and, with a tempting image of Marguerite at her spinning wheel, persuades Faust to buy Méphistophélès's services on earth in exchange for Faust's in Hell. Faust's goblet of poison is magically transformed into an elixir of youth, making the aged doctor a handsome young gentleman; the strange companions then set out into the world.
Act 2[edit]
At the city gates
A chorus of students, soldiers and villagers sing a drinking song (Vin ou Bière). Valentin, leaving for war with his friend Wagner, entrusts the care of his sister Marguerite to his youthful friend Siébel (O sainte médaille ... Avant de quitter ces lieux). Méphistophélès appears, provides the crowd with wine, and sings a rousing, irreverent song about the Golden Calf (Le veau d'or). Méphistophélès maligns Marguerite, and Valentin tries to strike him with his sword, which shatters in the air. Valentin and friends use the cross-shaped hilts of their swords to fend off what they now know is an infernal power (chorus: De l'enfer). Méphistophélès is joined by Faust and the villagers in a waltz (Ainsi que la brise légère). Marguerite appears and Faust declares his admiration, but she refuses Faust's arm out of modesty.
Act 3[edit]
Marguerite's garden in the original production, set design by Charles-Antoine Cambon and Joseph Thierry
Marguerite's garden
The lovesick boy Siébel leaves a bouquet for Marguerite (Faites-lui mes aveux). Faust sends Méphistophélès in search of a gift for Marguerite and sings a cavatina (Salut, demeure chaste et pure) idealizing Marguerite as a pure child of nature. Méphistophélès brings in a decorated box containing exquisite jewelry and a hand mirror and leaves it on Marguerite's doorstep, next to Siébel's flowers. Marguerite enters, pondering her encounter with Faust at the city gates, and sings a melancholy ballad about the King of Thule (Il était un roi de Thulé). Marthe, Marguerite's neighbour, notices the jewellery and says it must be from an admirer. Marguerite tries on the jewels and is captivated by how they enhance her beauty, as she sings in the famous aria, the Jewel Song (Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir). Méphistophélès and Faust join the women in the garden and romance them. Marguerite allows Faust to kiss her (Laisse-moi, laisse-moi contempler ton visage), but then asks him to go away. She sings at her window for his quick return, and Faust, listening, returns to her. Under the watchful eye and malevolent laughter of Méphistophélès, it is clear that Faust's seduction of Marguerite will be successful.
Act 4[edit]
"Vous qui faites l'endormie"
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Méphistophélès, act 4, performed by Feodor Chaliapin
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Marguerite's room / A public square outside her house / A cathedral
[Note: The scenes of acts 4 and 5 are sometimes given in a different order and portions are sometimes shortened or cut in performance.][3]
Marguerite prays in the cathedral, set design by Cambon
Feodor Chaliapin as Méphistophélès, 1915
After being made pregnant and abandoned by Faust, Marguerite has given birth and is a social outcast. She sings an aria at her spinning wheel (Il ne revient pas). Siébel stands by her. The scene shifts to the square outside Marguerite's house. Valentin's company returns from the war to a military march (Deposons les armes and Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux, the well-known "soldiers' chorus"). Siébel asks Valentin to forgive Marguerite. Valentin rushes to her cottage. While he is inside Faust and Méphistophélès appear, and Méphistophélès, thinking that only Marguerite is there, sings a mocking burlesque of a lover's serenade under Marguerite's window (Vous qui faites l'endormie). Valentin comes out of the cottage, now knowing that Faust has debauched his sister. The three men fight, Méphistophélès blocking Valentin's sword, allowing Faust to make the fatal thrust. With his dying breath Valentin blames Marguerite for his death and condemns her to Hell before the assembled townspeople (Ecoute-moi bien Marguerite). Marguerite goes to the church and tries to pray there but is stopped, first by Méphistophélès and then by a choir of devils. She finishes her prayer but faints when she is cursed again by Méphistophélès.
Act 5[edit]
The Harz mountains on Walpurgis Night / A cavern / The interior of a prison
Méphistophélès and Faust are surrounded by witches (Un, deux et trois). Faust is transported to a cave of queens and courtesans, and Méphistophélès promises to provide Faust with the love of the greatest and most beautiful women in history. An orgiastic ballet suggests the revelry that continues throughout the night. As dawn approaches, Faust sees a vision of Marguerite and calls for her. Méphistophélès helps Faust enter the prison where Marguerite is being held for killing her child. They sing a love duet (Oui, c'est toi que j'aime). Méphistophélès states that only a mortal hand can deliver Marguerite from her fate, and Faust offers to rescue her from the hangman, but she prefers to trust her fate to God and His angels (Anges purs, anges radieux). At the end she asks why Faust's hands are covered in blood, pushes him away, and falls down motionless. Méphistophélès curses, as a voice on high sings "Sauvée!" ("Saved!"). The bells of Easter sound and a chorus of angels sings "Christ est ressuscité!" ('"Christ is risen!"). The walls of the prison open, and Marguerite's soul rises to heaven. In despair Faust follows it with his eyes; he falls to his knees and prays. Méphistophélès is turned away by the shining sword of the archangel
Exquisitely gorgeous performance with miraculously beautiful dramatization! Heartfelt admiration and respect to all🌹
agreed, I would have loved to have seen this production live!
2:28 інтродукція, тема Фауста
3:35 інтродукція, тема кохання (каватини Валентина)
12:53 пролог, дует Фауста та Мефістофеля
16:20 лейтмотив поверненої молодості
29:13 І д. каватина Валентина
34:04 І д. куплети Мефістофеля
43:00 І д. сцена знайомства Фауста и Маргарити (вальс)
51:35 ІІ д. куплети Зібеля
57:43 ІІ д. каватина Фауста
1:05:01 ІІ д. балада Маргарити (про Фульського короля)
1:10:25 ІІ д. арія Маргарити "з перлинами"
1:26:20 ІІ д. дует Фауста і Маргарити
1:56:32 ІІІ д. серенада Мефістофеля
2:21:30 IV д. 1 к. Вальпургієва ніч (Фауст, Мефістофель, відьми)
Très belle distribution tous des belles voix , bravo à tous
Моя самая любимая опера .это мьюзикл 19 века😊
Amazing!!!! thank you for downloading
Magnifique
Bravo grandiose genial fantastic music opera super
Marguerite, Marguerite, Marguerite, Marguerite...this opera is so beautiful besides the bajillion times Faust says Marguerite
Wonderful piece of art
0:29 (2:28 / 3:36)
5:27 / 7:49
No.2 Duet 12:35 / 13:45 / 16:20
22:30 No.3 Kermesse
27:25 No.4 Valentine
33:19 / 34:04
36:14 No. 5
42:44 No. 6
Act II
49:55 No.7 Intermezzo et chanson (Siebel)
54:16 Scena et Recitativa
56:27 Cavatina
Bravo, Alagna!
Fenomenal ❤❤❤
Brilliant!!!
42:35 фінал І д. (вальс, знайомство Фауста і Маргарити)
2:21:30 IV д. 1 к. Вальпургієва ніч (Фауст, Мефістофель, відьми)
¡Maravilloso, maravilloso PLAY-BACK!
Antes sólo hacían esto los cantactes basura; hoy, desde la época de "Los Tres Tenores", lo hacen hasta los cantantes de ópera.
¡Y todos esa "audiencia selecta" gritando Hurra y Bravo...!
¡Ver para creer!
Creo que Ud. no comprendió que el único que no canta es el Fausto viejo del 1er acto, pero es una elección del director de escena para mayor verosimilitud. Quien canta el rol de Fausto en todos los actos es Roberto Alagna pero solo aparece en escena a partir del 2o acto.
Великолепный спектакль!! Браво!!!
There are hits and misses. Unfortunately the audio quality makes it hard to judge - I suspect the singing may have been better than it sounds here. The staging I am unsure about, but the ending is misplaced - too macabre for a start. Must admit I prefer the ROH production with Terfel. It looks traditional but has surprises, particularly in the ballet.
OH MY GOSH ONE WHERE THEY ACTUALLY INCLUDE THE WALPURGISNACHT SCENE!
Stupenda opera belle voci .
maravillosa voz del actor que interpreta mefistofeles
no son actores cariño, son cantantes.
Good to see an old Faust at the beginning changing to young, but not at the end? What happened to the Walpurgis Nacht ballet?? Completely cut out, wasted opportunity to add to the macabre undertones of the opera. Budapest Opera (2015) was the best interpretation I have seen so far in many years, simply outstanding and will be never forgotten,,,
Clever staging and visual effects, but the muffled audio pickup sounds like an old transistor radio. These singers are better than they sound in this video.
00:34:04 Куплеты Мефистофеля 1 д
01:04:47 Баллада Маргариты 2 д
01:56:27 Серенада Мефистофеля 3 д
Maravillosa puesta en escena de tan bellisima opera,,, Mula y Alagna son 2 gemas en el Bel Canto,,,el mismo Gounod estara satisfecho con esta representacion de su archifamosa opera,,,ALBRICIAS !!!
une belle voix de inva mula, Mise en scene est magnifique
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I'm watching Faust for the sake of Agatha Christie's mention of it in her book "the murder of Roger Ackroyd" page 106😊. Am I the only one? Probably
F A I T H I think so
My case is similar, I'm watching it because it's mentioned in Master and Margarita. The second I finish watching Eugene Onegin, the book drops the next opera reference on me and it's back to YT!
Marvelous.
Briilliant all round production Thanks When's d v d coming out '
Bravo!
Dmitri Hvorowstowski was the best singer in this opera no one can beat him.
Magnific!
劇中第二幕的『圓舞曲』、第四幕的士兵合唱，以及很多首芭蕾舞音樂皆非常通俗又好聽。第三幕女高音瑪格麗特(Marguerite)所唱的詠嘆調『珠寶之歌』，旋律非常優雅。第三幕由次女高音扮演的男學生席貝爾(Siebel)，唱出花之歌是一首著名的詠嘆調。第五幕的華普基斯之夜(Walpurgisnacht)，在哈茲(Harz)群山約有十場優美的芭蕾舞場景。
Не, ну а хуле, все правильно сказал!
по-китайски и имена красивее звучат
@@ox1904 Все написал ясно и понятно. Ставлю уверенно лайк.
A great musical performance. Inva Mula is simply magnificent. Roberto Alagna is also great but gives, sometimes, the impression that he has sung the part too many times. Gay is good in a role that has been sung by gods and demi gods in the past. Christoyannis, my fellow Greek, is also of a high caliber. The stage direction, set and costumes, have their happy moments but often seem unconvincing or at odds with the music. The closing scene instead of divine seems macabre. The TV filming has too many close-ups. This is an opera and things should never be so close and so well lit.
exactly: unconvincing and at odds with the music
Hari Politopoulos Your comments and observations are excellent. The ending is very macabre. Watch it without sound...the staging should still convey a meaning. This is merely gruesome.
As we see here, meeting Satan is so easy. Just be annoyed, stop being patient, and, behold, Satan is here.
French musical masterpiece after German’s literary genius.
J’avais le souvenir de ce Faust retransmis à la télévision à l’époque. Le revoir ici me replonge dans cet abîme de vulgarité, de prétention et de mauvais goût. Faut-il que cette musique soit belle et puissante pour résister aux fantasmes de metteurs en scène pour qui servir une œuvre est bien secondaire…
Heureusement les chanteurs sont là, brillants et émouvants parfois, livrés aux inepties du metteur en scène.
Notre époque est tout de même étonnante : la beauté est devenue une insulte et l’intelligence une provocation !
Bien d'accord avec vous. Je vous conseille, si vous ne l'avez déjà vue, l'extraordinaire version donnée à la Fenice en 2021, disponible su YT.
An interesting and illuminating performance. Am I correct that Alagna did the singing in the first scene with the aged Faust?
La Bastilla es un teatro con un escenario gigantesco que llenan con todo tipo de carteles, cintas, dibujos y , en general escenografías que apabullan la escena y minimizan la representación...a su vez se caracteriza por ser "vanguadista" o sea presentar las óperas con escenografías y vestuarios fuera de toda consideración por el libreto y por los autores de la obra...padece de gigantismo malo como en cualquier cosa...ese mismo año vi un Fausto sensacional en la Ópera Real del Covent Garden con Georghiu, Pape, Hvorovstosky y Grigolo que le pone el pie encima a cualquier otro Fausto contemporáneo...solo comparen el aria de las joyas de ambas representaciones, del mismo año, en esos aspectos pues Georghiu es muy superior a Mula.
Jaka szkoda, że nie ma tłumaczenia na język polski!
Is this version for sale anywhere? I would love to have this opera especially with English subtitles.
www.murashev.com/opera/Faust_libretto_English_Act_1
“Faust” by Charles Gounod libretto (English)
this version for sale on Amazon
Alagna molto bravo
Браво маэстро
Tout le monde convient que Faust est immortel, mais qu'il ait été pensionnaire de l'Académie doit être un secret que connaît seul le costumier de l'Opéra national.
🤣
Inva Mula is my favorite Marguerite!
some people's comments seem to be confusing the devil with a vampire
Sublime, soberbia, magnífica...
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮😡
When Faust meets Salomé.
iva mula is a good singer but her vibratto sounds so big, it takes away the youth of the character
She has huge knödel and puts the voice in the nose. Not beautiful at all IMO
❤️
0:30 Орк.интродукция
27:35 Каватина Валентина
Hello Everyone!
It is a terrible and horroristice verison of the opera. The final scene is horrible. Originally Marguerite's soul rises to heaven and choir of angels appears and sings at final scene.
But in this version Margit is beheaded and finally her head is placed in display casa by black soldiers . It is totally incomprehensible. The director has created an ambiguous, horror opera instead of a transcendent opera.
I don't know what is the director's problem with soul rises to heaven! I don't know why there was nobody to tell the director that this version is terrible and need to change it!
If you understand the will of the director, the head of Maggy is put in a reliquary, so it means that , for the believers , she's forgiven and sanctified. But , for the no-believer, it shows the distance we need to look at those stories of God, Mephisto , angels and devils, ... But the scene I prefer is the "malediction" from the brother . It shows how the society is living this religion of Love . ( just "bourgeoisie" and hypocrisy)
@@robertlambeaux897 If the director wanted such an ending, he should write his own opera.
La verdad, es que aún no he visto una mejor versión que la de Alfredo Krauss, grabada en 1980 y que se encuentra también en UA-cam.
Magnífica
34:00 Kuplety Mefista. - is there a version by Boris Gmyria?Aria: Złoty Cielec. Faust. Gunod
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На земле весь род людской
Чтит один кумир священный,
Он царит над всей вселенной,
Тот кумир - телец златой!
В умилении сердечном
Прославляя истукан
Люди разных каст и стран
Пляшут в круге бесконечном
Окружая пьедестал,
Окружая пьедестал!
Do you know where I could find the DVD of this amazing performance?
1:44:30 Ария Маргариты за прялкой "Что же он не идет?"
Emiriss c: english pls...cant undersntand you.
56:24 Salut, demeure chaste et pure
Erick cruz kao romero je Me le chante la nuit dans le coeur,la diction lumineuse et la générosité de Roberto sont un cadeau.
INVA MULAAAAAA I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!
Мефистофель красавчик смотреть и слушать слушать и смотреть даже если ничего не смыслишь в опере
Just once..l would love to see the original version produced as it was originally written of Faust. Just once with no spins on it. 😢. The end of this was horrible..
Мула гениальна.
that was a gruesome ending
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I love Mephistópheles, whats his name? Somebody knows?
Fátima Osuna Conejo Blanco It’s written in the description. Paul Gay
What is the name of the actor of "old" Faust? I know that Roberto Alagna is young Faust, but I can't find a credit for the tenor at the beginning of the opera...
за старого актера поет Аланья.
il y a un film "Le choix de Sophie" sur les nazis. Ce spectacle comme "La choix de Margueritte" sur la religion
One is unable to hear the music or get involved in the drama when the most attention grabbing thing is "how is she pulling that ..." or "why do those hand cuffs seem so loose" and "will she pull all the petals off by the end of the song?" etc. How about having the characters feelings and the plot itself grab people?
Am I the only one loosing my mind because Mephisto kissed Siébel????
Whisky (or Champagne), cigarettes and naked women are the most frequent "innovations" we see today by "innovative" directors. Here there are all .
Mise en scene ridicule
Is there an English translation of the opera?
In London there was an english performance of Faust
very easy to find on Google
Méphisto prend la bouteille de vin et dit "Que ce vin est mauvais !". Mais c'est vrai, IL LE SAVAIT.
2:28:10. Great stuff.
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Эту оперу не надо внешне осовременивать.
В данное время, во Франции, этим уродам постановщикам, главное насмехаться над христианскими символами, например как здесь, над крестом. Всё чтобы угодить политкорректности!
В пятидесятые видел Фауста в Парижской Опере. Пел Мефистофеля Huc Santana, и была прекрасная нормальная постановка а не этот пубдои