Berlioz’s ‘The Damnation of Faust’

Live at the BBC Proms: John Osborn, Véronique Gens and Gerald Finley join Les Siècles, the Chœur de Radio France and Jakob Lehmann for Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Hector Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust

Interval:
Writer and broadcaster Jeremy Sams explores Berlioz's lifelong fascination with the Faust legend and the composer's relationship with Goethe's iconic story.

Hector Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust (continued)

John Osborn (Faust)
Véronique Gens (Marguerite)
Gerald Finley (Méphistophélès)
Thomas Dolié (Brander)
Maîtrise de Radio France
Chœur de Radio France
Les Siècles
Jakob Lehmann (conductor)

Berlioz’s ‘Dramatic Legend’ The Damnation of Faust is an operatic thrill-ride, a tour de force for orchestra, chorus and soloists that throws all of music’s capacity at one simple question: what is the price of the human soul? A story of heaven and hell, of demons and angels is best staged in sound and imagination – too cinematic for the confines of the stage. Jakob Lehmann and the period musicians of Les Siècles bring it to life in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn in the title role, Gerald Finley and Véronique Gens.