Film

Faust – Opéra de Lille

2025 · 3h 15m · Music

Few operas have enjoyed such an enviable fate as Gounod's Faust. Well received at its premiere, followed by international success, which still makes it the most performed French opera in the world today, just behind Carmen. But should we take this Faust literally? Or should we see it, in the twist of the fable, as a celebration of pleasures? The audience can enjoy all the excesses, intoxicated by the music... without risking damnation. In Opéra de Lille’s production, this contradiction does not escape astute analysis of director Denis Podalydès. Podalydès and his distinguished team tackles Goethe's tragic hero, using Jules Barbier's spoken dialogues, which were part of the work when it was first performed in 1859, to bring out all its ambiguities.

Julien Dran

Faust

Vannina Santoni

Marguerite

Jerome Boutillier

Méphistophélès

Lionel Lhote

Valentin

Juliette Mey

Siebel

Anas Seguin

Wagner

Marie Lenormand

Dame Marthe

• Denis PodalydèsDirector
• Jules BarbierWriter
• Michel CarréWriter
• Charles GounodOriginal Music Composer

TEASER | FAUST Gounod – Opéra de Lille

Release date

September 12, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

3h 15m

Genres

Music