A Gothic etching come to life – science, religion, sensibility (in the Romantic sense of the word), and Satan meet in Charles Gounod’s Faust. The 151 year old opera, directed by Paul-Emile Fourny, premieres at the Israeli Opera on Tuesday, February 9, with Paata Burchuladze and Vladimir Braun alternating in the role of Mephistopheles, and Omer M. Wellber conducting.
The timeless story of a scholar disillusioned by his endeavors and tempted by the devil to seek a life of sensual pleasures, is given a nuanced interpretation by Fourny. The battle of good and evil is portrayed in all the shades of gray, the visual representation merging with the music, inviting reflection as it delights the senses. Gounod uses songs
