Page to Opera Stage: Goethe’s ‘Faust’ Through Berlioz, Gounod, & Boito

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“Page to Opera Stage” looks at stories – real-life or fiction, old and new – that have inspired operas, and the ways these narratives have been edited and dramatized to fit a new medium. This week, the focus is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s two-part magnum opus “Faust” and three operas – Berlioz’s “La damnation de Faust,” Gounod’s “Faust,” and Boito’s {…}

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Teatro Grattacielo Releases ‘Beniamino Gigli 100 Years at MET: Scenes from Boito’s Mefistofele’

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Teatro Grattacielo has released its first streaming project, “Beniamino Gigli 100 years at MET Scenes from Boito’s Mefistofele.” The hour-long video, made in honor of the legendary tenor, features an introduction from his granddaughter Francesca Romana Gigli as well as commentary by critic John Yohalem. There are performances by tenor Thomas Massey as Faust, bass Alessandro Tirotta as Mefistofele, soprano {…}

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Chelsea Opera Group To Showcase Boito’s ‘Mefistofele’

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The Chelsea Opera Group is preparing to mount a rare performance of Boito’s “Mefistofele” at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre on Sunday, March 24. The concert performance will be lead by Matthew Scott Rogers and will feature Vazgen Gazaryan as the devil himself. Pablo Bemsch will take on the role of Faust while Elizabeth Llewellyn will interpret the {…}

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Composer Profile: Arrigo Boito, Renaissance Man

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Arrigo Boito, born on Feb. 24, 1842, was what one could consider a Renaissance Man of the 19th century. He was a poet, journalist, novelist, librettist, and composer and many of his works in those diverse disciplines remain fixtures of the operatic canon. He initially set out to be a musician, studying at the Milan Conservatory. He then fought in {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Preview 2018-19: Christian Van Horn To Become 9th Bass To Interpret Boito’s ‘Mefistofele’

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On Thursday, Nov. 8, Boito’s “Mefistofele” makes its return to the Metropolitan Opera after an 18-year hiatus. Of the opera’s 67 performances, all but 13 came before 1927, which makes a statement on the opera’s popularity with the company. It has never quite turned into a major staple of the repertoire at large, though it has been growing in popularity {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (5/4-6): Rossini, Thomas Ades & Boito On Display

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This weekend is filled with a number of rarities and modern masterpieces all around the world. We look at what we think audiences can discover for the first time and rising stars performing these roles. La Donna del Lago, Opera Royal de Wallonie, Liege, Belgium Salome Jicia takes on the title role in Rossini’s rarely performed drama with Marianna Pizzolato {…}

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Opera Profile: Boito’s Lone Work ‘Mefistofele’ (Watch)

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“Mefistofele” is Arrigo Boito’s only fully completed opera, and as such, it is a prized jewel. The work, which premiered on March 5, 1868 at La Scala, is a faithful adaptation of Goethe’s “Faust.” Whereas most adaptations of the work focus on the first part of the work, Boito adapts both sections, including the the Helen of Troy sequence. As {…}

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The Major Librettos of Arrigo Boito

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Arrigo Boito, born on Feb. 24, 1842, has marked his space in the opera world mainly through his opera “Mefistofele.” He didn’t get a chance to create much other music, his final work, “Nerone,” never coming to full fruition. But he did leave his mark in other major ways. Here is a look at his most famous works, outside of {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Review 2024: Mefistofele

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After leaving the premiere of La Fenice’s production of “Mefistofele,” I dried two little tears from my eyes and, in a burst of emotion, was possessed by one thought: how underrated Boito is. Usually relegated merely to the place of the fanciest of Verdi’s librettists, Boito was much more. His works extend from a few musical pieces to many (untranslated {…}

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