Nov 22, 2008
142 min
Full-HD

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (2008)

Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in La Damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz’s classic take on dancing with the devil.

Category

Music Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

The Metropolitan Opera

Marcello Giordani

Faust

John Relyea

Méphistophélès

Susan Graham

Marguerite / Self - Host

James Levine

Self - Conductor

Thomas Hampson

Self - Guest interviewer

MET Orchestra

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