FIAF to Screen Opera de Paris' THE DAMNATION OF FAUST, 6/9

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is thrilled to present an HD Opera screening straight from the Opéra de Paris, capturing every detail of Alvis Hermanis' stunning production of The Damnation of Faust, on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7pm at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, betw. Madison and Park.

This visually arresting new staging brings out the theatricality in Hector Berlioz's masterpiece, composed as a result of his lifelong obsession with Goethe's story about a man who sells his soul to the devil. Director Alvis Hermanis reimagines Faust's metaphysical journey in the age of cosmic exploration, with an all-star cast featuring electrifying performances from Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, and Bryn Terfel in this bold new production.

"Jonas Kaufmann makes an exceptionally thrilling Faust ... Terfel is a wonderfully seductive villain, and Koch sings with exquisite richness and delicacy!"-ArtInfo

Co-presented with Opéra de Paris in association with the American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet.

Music by Hector Berlioz

Poem by Hector Berlioz and Almire Gandonnière, after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Translated by Gérard de Nerval

Creative Team

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Director & Sets Alvis Hermanis

Costumes Christine Neumeister

Lighting Gleb Filshtinsky

Vidéo Katrina Neiburga

Chorégraphie Alla Sigalova

Choir Director José Luis Basso

Artistic Team

Faust Jonas Kaufmann

Marguerite Sophie Koch

Méphistophélès Bryn Terfel

Brander Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Voix celeste Sophie Claisse

Maitrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Children's Choir of the Opéra National de Paris.

Orchestra and Choir of the Opéra National de Paris.

In French with English subtitles.

For more information on FIAF's HD screening of Opéra de Paris's The Damnation of Faust, please visit: http://fiaf.org/events/spring2016/2016-06-09-faust.shtml