Name: Mefistofele
Start: 2013-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2013-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: War Memorial Opera House

Admin

Organization

Singer

Bass

Ildar Abdrazakov

Mefistofele

Soprano

Patricia Racette

Margherita

Tenor

Ramón Vargas

Faust

Elena

Marina Harris

Contralto

Erin Johnson

Marta

Renée Rapier

Pantalis

Wang Chuanyue

Wagner

Nereo

Conductor

Nicola Luisotti

Stage director

Robert Carsen

Laurie Feldman

Costume designer

Michael Levine

Set designer

San Francisco Opera

Others

San Francisco Opera Chorus

Orchestra

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Italian

Mefistofele -  (Mephistopheles)

San Francisco

United States

War Memorial Opera House

"Mefistofele" begins with a prologue in heaven, accompanied by a tender and pious soundscape. Things soon come back down to earth as the story turns to Faust and his famous dilemma. Abdrazakov (Mephistopheles) and Vargas (Faust) both give memorable performances, thanks above all to their powerful, sonorous arias. Robert Carsen's intelligent staging ranges from the bright and colorful to the gloomy and overcast, resulting in a truly spectacular piece of theater.

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