NEW YORK—Hector Berlioz’s opera La Damnation de Faust demands almost the impossible: It’s a dream for the ears, but a nightmare for the technical department. Nonetheless, the Met has staged an ...

Once more, the Metropolitan Opera has presented The Damnation of Faust, Berlioz’s work. The last time I saw it at the Met, Olga Borodina was climbing a ladder, looking terribly grim. The great Russian ...

Berlioz’s compelling take on the Faust legend returns for the first time in a decade, with an ideal lineup of stars. High-flying tenors Bryan Hymel and Michael Spyres sing the doomed and besotted ...

I-m James Taylor and this is Theater Talk on KCRW. In 1827, a 24 year-old Frenchman named Hector Berlioz attended a production of Hamlet. He spoke no English but was mesmerized by the play and the ...

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World Premiere: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 1846. Berlioz’s magnificent exploration of the Faust legend is a unique operatic journey. The visionary French composer was inspired by a bold translation of ...