French composer Charles Gounod struggled to get into the inner circle at Paris Opera, but his first attempts didn’t set any hearts afire, although the young man showed promise, as critics said, and ...
adapt: Heinz-Uwe Haus from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; dir: Heinz-Uwe Haus. Gounod’s version of the age-old battle between good and evil is a treasure chest of glorious arias, gorgeous duets, and ...