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Faust at the Royal Opera House

Faust - Royal Opera House, 18 September 2011 (first night)

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Despite some outstanding performances from a top-drawer cast, this second revival of David McVicar's Faust somehow fails to hit the mark. Part of the blame is of course Gounod's - never afraid to cut a flowing story dead in its tracks with a crowd-pleasing ballet or drinking song.

Miss Rene Pape (?) - back at Covent Garden

 

Rene Pape as Méphistophélès in the Royal Opera House's Faust (photo Catherine Ashmore/Royal Opera House).