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Arrigo Boito, Mefistofele
- Prologue
- Act I, scene 1
- Act I, scene 2
- Act II, scene 1
- Act II, scene 2
- Act III
- Act IV
- Epilogue

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opera Boito's Mefistofele Robert Carsen (stage director), Maurizio Arena (conductor) – With Samuel Ramey (Mefistofele), Gabriela Benackova (Margherita and Elena) – San Francisco Opera

Robert Carsen (stage director), Maurizio Arena (conductor) – With Samuel Ramey (Mefistofele), Gabriela Benackova (Margherita and Elena) – San Francisco Opera

Boito's Mefistofele Robert Carsen (stage director), Maurizio Arena (conductor) – With Samuel Ramey (Mefistofele), Gabriela Benackova (Margherita and Elena) – San Francisco Opera

About

Inspired by the Faust legend, Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele is an imaginative work which is also faithful to Goethe's original conception.

The opera premiered in 1868 at La Scala, Milan. It is characterized by its rich orchestral sounds, beautifully punctuated with lyrical passages and choral interludes. Robert Calsen's staging sublimes that work with a post-modern production, both theatrically stunning and profundly decadent.

The performance has been unanimously acclaimed in San Francisco and Paris, and Samuel Ramey, the title role, has won both critical and popular approval.

Cast

Robert Carsen | Stage director
Michael Levine | Set designer
Thomas J. Munn | Lighting
Jennifer Green | Costumes

Samuel Ramey | Mefistofele
Gabriela Benackova | Margherita and Elena
Dennis O'Neill | Faust
Judith Christin | Marta
Emily Manhart | Pantalis
Daniel Harper | Wagner
Douglas Wunsch | Nereo

San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Maurizio Arena | Conductor

Program

Arrigo Boito, Mefistofele
- Prologue
- Act I, scene 1
- Act I, scene 2
- Act II, scene 1
- Act II, scene 2
- Act III
- Act IV
- Epilogue

Details

Directed by:
- Brian Large
Venue: San Francisco Opera (San Francisco, California, USA)
Production date: 1989
Duration: 2 h 39 min
Production: © RM Arts and San Francisco Opera
Available version(s): EN
Available subtitle(s) : EN, FR

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