La Damnation de Faust
Alain Altinoglu conducts the Vienna Philhamonic in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust at the 2021 Salzburg Festival. Charles Castronovo sings Faust with Elina Garanca as Marguerite.
Vienna Philharmonic at the 2021 Salzburg Festival: Berlioz' La Damnation de Faust.
Over the next two weeks Opera on 3 presents two French takes on the Faust legend, in which the hero exchanges his soul for unlimited knowledge. Today: a concert presentation of Berliozβs compelling and imaginative version - like the masterpiece it's based on, wild and grandiose but also intimately beautiful.
The cast is an ideal line-up of stars: tenor Charles Castronovo sings the doomed and besotted Faust, with the dazzling mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as his forsaken lover Marguerite and bass Ildar Abdrazakov as the malevolent Méphistophélès. Alain Altinoglu conducts.
Presented by Tom Service, in conversation with William Mival.
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, op. 24, dramatic legend in four parts
Marguerite: Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano
Faust: Charles Castronovo, tenor
Méphistophélès: Ildar Abdrazakov, bass
Brander: Peter Kellner, bass-baritone
Vienna State Opera Chorus Concert Association
Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children's Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
In Opera on 3 at the same time next week: Gounod's Faust
Image: Β© SF / Marco Borrelli
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Hector Berlioz
La damnation de Faust - Parts 1 & 2
Performer: Ildar Abdrazakov. Performer: Charles Castronovo. Performer: Peter Kellner. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu. -
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Hector Berlioz
La damnation de Faust - Parts 3 & 4
Performer: Charles Castronovo. Performer: Ildar Abdrazakov. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic. Performer: ElΔ«na GaranΔa. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu. Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir. -
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Franz Schubert
Piano Trio in E flat, D929
Ensemble: Amatis Piano Trio. -
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria (Meditation sur le premier prelude de piano de J.S. Bach)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hyperion.
Broadcast
- Sat 13 Nov 2021 18:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3