Name: Doktor Faust
Start: 2006-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2006-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opernhaus

Organization

Zanger

Baritone

Thomas Hampson

Doktor Faust

Tenor

Gregory Kunde

Mephistopheles

Soprano

Sandra Trattnigg

Herzogin von Parma

Andreas Winkler

Studen

Dirigent

Philippe Jordan

Regisseur

Klaus Michael Grüber

Set designer

Eduardo Arroyo

Kostuum ontwerper

Eva Dessecker

Licht ontwerper

Jürgen Hoffmann

Koor meester

Jürg Hämmerli

Bass

Günther Groissböck

Wagner

Der Zeremonienmeister

Reinaldo Macias

Herzog von Parma

Soldat

Martin Zysset

Leutnant

Leutnant/ Student

Miroslav Christoff

Megäros

Megaros/ Student

Gabriel Bermúdez

Asmodus

Naturgelehrter

Giuseppe Scorsin

Theologe

Gravis

Tomasz Slawinski

Jurist

Levis

Opernhaus Zürich

Orchestra

Philharmonia Zürich

Others

Chor der Oper Zürich

Duits

Zürich

Zwitserland

Opernhaus

"“Procure me the unconditional fulfilment of my every wish for the rest of my life, let me embrace the world – the East and the South, which call out to me –, let me understand completely man’s actions and extend them in unheard-of ways; give me genius, and give me also his suffering, so that I may be happy like no other.” (Ferruccio Busoni)

Doktor Faust remained a fragment at the time of the composer’s death. Busoni died in 1924, unable to complete what he himself described as his “state masterpiece” – an opera to which he had a deep personal attachment. The missing scenes from the score – the appearance of Helen and Faust’s closing monologue – were completed by his pupil, Philipp Jarnach, whom Busoni had become acquainted with during his period in exile in Zürich. In this form the opera was given its first performance in Dresden in 1925. Then in the 1980s the conductor Anthony Beaumont came across previously undiscovered sketches by Busoni and produced a new version of Doktor Faust, which was premiered in Bologna in 1985. The current recording uses the Jarnach score.

“[Thomas Hampson possesses] all the physical and vocal energy one could wish for…..flourishes and ornaments leap out of his melodic lines….the gestures [are] also natural, his phrasing and pitch sure. Mr. Hampson, as his career justifiably grows, has preserved an unmannered charm.” The New York Times"

Plunge into the mind of a tormented, exacting revolutionary, disillusioned with the world around him and with what life has—and doesn't have—to offer him. In his quest for perfection, the frustrated genius feels compelled to create, to express the music he hears and wishes to share with the world. This is the music of Doktor Faust, an opera by Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni, for which he wrote the libretto himself, and on which he labored feverishly in the years leading to his death in 1924. He nonetheless left it incomplete, and the task fell to his student Philipp Jarnach to provide the finishing touches.

A host of marquee names, led by Thomas Hampson in the title role, bring their talents to this early 20th-century masterpiece, with Busoni's score conducted expertly by Philippe Jordan. The Faustian legend comes to life in a staging that blends action, adventure, and philosophical reflection, punctuated by diabolical visions created by the demon Mephistopheles, performed by the fiery Gregory Kunde in an elegant production by Klaus Michael Grüber.

Doktor Faust Busoni

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Accordionist

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Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choreograaf

Chorus Director

Componist

Danser

Dramaturg

Extra

Geluidsontwerper

Haar stylist

Illustrator

Koor

Librettist

Orchestra Operations

Orkest

Other

Photographer

Poet

Répétiteur

Stage Manager

Teacher

Uitvoerend producent

Vertaler

Video ontwerper

Visagist

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Watch full performance here: Doktor Faust (2006)

Doktor Faust - Preview clip

Doktor Faust by Busoni, wo. 27 sep 2006, Van (2006/2006), Geregisseerd door Klaus Michael Grüber,, Dirigent Philippe Jordan, Opernhaus, Zürich, Zwitserland

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