Fallen Masks on the Rhine: David McVicar completes his Ring in Strasbourg

Götterdämmerung, Opéra National du Rhin (ONR) in Strasbourg, February 25 2011

The Mask of Erda -- in front of the ONR in Strasbourg

Director ..... David McVicar

Conductor ..... Marko Letonja

Siegfried ..... Lance Ryan

Hagen ..... Daniel Sumegi

Gunther ..... Robert Bork

Alberich ..... Oleg Bryjak

Brünnhilde ..... Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet

Gutrune ..... Nancy Weissbach

Waltraute ..... Hanne Fischer

First Norn ..... Sara Fulgoni

Second Norn ..... Hanne Fischer

Third Norn ..... Nancy Weissbach

Woglinde ..... Anaïs Mahikian

Wellgunde ..... Kimy McLaren

Flosshilde ..... Carolina Bruck-Santos

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

Chorus of l'Opéra national du Rhin

Yet another Faust in Paris

Philippe Fénelon is a French composer [born in 1952], who learned his job from Messiaen [among others], who's apparenty quite prolific [Yours Truly never heard any of his work though], and who's the author of this new Faust, premiered last night at Palais Garnier in Paris [NB the production is of course not new; was premiered in Toulouse three years ago].

Anatomie de la beauté : Palais Garnier

Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, March 17, 2010: Faust

Bernhard Kontarsky    Conductor
Pet Halmen    Stage Director

Gilles Ragon  Görg
Arnold Bezuyen Faust
Robert Bork Méphistophélès
Gregory Reinhart Wagner, Le Moine
Bartlomiej Misiuda Le Forgeron
Eric Huchet Le Duc, Le Capitaine
Marie-Adeline Henry La Femme du forgeron, La Princesse
Karolina Andersson Annette
Johan Christensson Kurt
Stanislas de Barbeyrac Hans
Guillaume Antoine Michel
Zoé Nicolaidou Kathe
Ilona Krzywicka Suschen
Aude Extrémo Lieschen