The old, suicide-bent Faust’s crisis of scientific knowledge leaving a religious void causes Furness to set the action in a late 19 th century industrial town, complete with designer Francis ...

Even with its visions of damnation and redemption, Gounod's FAUST, with libretto by Barbier and Carre, is pretty tame stuff. In the wrong hands, it can be dull as well. Well, you can't accuse the ...

Last weeks ‘live’ relay of Rodelinda had some great singing and musical direction, but little in the way of real drama or style – Saturday evening’s Faust, in complete contrast, had it all. A vivid, ...