Of all the literary legends that have been successfully mined by more than one ambitious artist, the sell-your-soul-to-the-devil trope, rolled out by Christopher Marlowe in the 1604 play ...

Hooked on Books is a monthly column by Sue Gilmore on literary buzz and upcoming book events. Look for it (mostly) on the ...

Most of Poland’s symphony orchestras and opera companies invite music fans to special New Year’s Eve concerts featuring a ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of the distinguished conductor Mr. Myron Michailidis as the new artistic director of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.Mr.

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 ...

Gounod’s opera has enjoyed a resurgence in recent decades and its huge, late 19th-century popularity once again seems entirely reasonable. With a number of late replacements among the cast, the Royal ...

WhatsOnStage delved into the rehearsal room for the Royal Opera House’s staging of Faust, opening later this week. Directed by David McVicar, the production returns following its last run in 2019. Set ...

Heartbeat Opera’s radical adaptations of classic titles can soar or fall flat, but one constant has always been music director Dan Schlosberg, whose ingenious maverick arrangements—such as February’s ...

It’s one of the most famous tales of a bad boyfriend in Western literature—a lonely scholar called Faust makes a deal with the devil and drags everyone else down with him—but in Sara Holdren’s new ...

As old as the epic Greek poet Virgil is the observation that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Here's a hint: You might be humor-impaired if the new show at the Omaha Community ...

It turns out the music and lyrics of Depeche Mode make an apt companion to French composer Charles Gounod’s opera, “Faust.” Mixed Precipitation blends the moody lyrics of the British synth-rock band ...

Throughout Charles Gounod’s five-act tour-de-force, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 and 30 at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Hopkins inhabited new and evolving visages of Méphistophélès with ...