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Nevertheless, by drawing on the entire source material now at hand (including fascinating material only recently discovered) and on the whole gamut of aspects communicated by the reception, Paul Prévost systematically presents us with a score laid out in two main versions in whose chronology constancy and change become transparent. It is, thus, impossible to identify manifestly definitive versions.
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(The third version “version opera” was published in a separate edition BA 8713 in 2016.)Įven as the rehearsals were taking place at the Théâtre-Lyrique in 1858, during the first series of performances at the theatre in 1859, furthermore as the 1862 revival was approaching and during the performances on the smaller stage at the Place du Châtelet, there were constant changes and revisions. The early versions staged prior to the 1869 performance at the Paris Opéra containing substantial unknown material and with dialogues and melodramas are the subject of this new edition. Charles Gounod’s “Faust” secured its international recognition in the version as an entirely sung opera, which from thenceforth has largely obscured the fact that the work was originally composed with spoken dialogues. Stéphane Degout makes a sterling Valentin and Marta Fontanals-Simmons an impassioned Siébel.Opera with a Prologue and four Acts (First version) / Opera in five Acts (Second version)ĭialogue versions. Stealing a number of scenes is Erwin Schrott, swaggering around in what is genuinely a tour de force as a darkly humorous devil, even if his French is not invariably clear. In her skilfully sung and moving account of Marguerite, Russian soprano Irina Lungu epitomises the young, innocent working-class girl Faust seduces and then abandons. In a sensitive, intelligent and finely articulated interpretation, Michael Fabiano humanises the doddering old philosopher tired of dusty old books and all too willing to sell his soul for a return to youth and love. Four essential recordings of Gounod’s Faust.The whole show has been intelligently filmed by Rhodri Huw and there are some valuable extras. The inclusion of the Walpurgis Night scene replete with ballet – startlingly perverse in McVicar’s concept – is extremely worthwhile. Though founded on a tenuous connection between the morally compromised philosopher depicted by the composer and his librettists, and Gounod himself, the staging retains its theatrical vitality: the supernatural effects are skilfully and often amusingly done, while under revival director Bruno Ravella the show provides constant and often thought-provoking visual stimulation.
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