Mefistofele

07/09/2013

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2hrs 20min

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Music

Not a new production but a touched up revival of the first rate original from several decades ago

STORY

The season kicks off with Boitos resplendent retelling of Goethes Faust, a monumental work of 'choral grandeur and melodic richness' (The New York Times) in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the War Memorial Opera House. The cast includes Ramón Vargas, a tenor 'in ravishing voice' (Financial Times), as the philosopher who sells his soul to the Devil; the 'luminous, compelling' Patricia Racette (Washington Post) as the woman he desires; and, in the vividly menacing title role, the 'seductively malevolent' bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov, a 'fullbodied bass-baritone' renowned for his 'wonderfully evil portrayals' (The New York Times).

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ildar Abdrazakov
  • Ramón Vargas
  • Patricia Racette
  • Nicola Luisotti

    Directors

  • Frank Zamacona
  • Robert Carsen

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • San Francisco Opera

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • Italian