Berlioz’s ‘The Damnation of Faust’

Berlioz’s ‘Dramatic Legend’ The Damnation of Faust is an operatic thrill-ride, a tour de force for orchestra, chorus and soloists that throws all of music’s capacity at one simple question: what is the price of the human soul? A story of heaven and hell, of demons and angels is best staged in sound and imagination – too cinematic for the confines of the stage. Jakob Lehmann and the period musicians of Les Siècles bring it to life in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn in the title-role, Gerald Finley and Véronique Gens.

There will be one interval

Programme
Berlioz The Damnation of Faust

Performers
John Osborn Faust
Véronique Gens Marguerite
Gerald Finley Méphistophélès
Thomas Dolié Brander
Maîtrise de Radio France
Chœur de Radio France
Les Siècles
Jakob Lehmann conductor