Costume designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel, set designer Charles Edwards and lighting designer Paule Constable realised by Catherine Alexander bring to life Gounod’s grand opera Faust for Opera Australia. Soprano Irina Lungu, tenor Ivan Magri and bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes create a formidable trio of soloists with a luxury cast of supporting soloists, the Australian Opera Chorus, the Australian Opera Orchestra, dancers and actors. The opera’s last run in Sydney in 2015 was so popular that an extra performance was added. Scroll down to see all 6 images from the production. which runs at the Sydney Opera House on selected evenings with one matinee, until March 11.
Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Méphistophélès and actors in Opera Australia’s production of Faust at the Sydney Opera House. Photo credit: Prudence Upton
Irina Lungu as Marguerite and Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Méphistophélès in Opera Australia’s production of Faust at the Sydney Opera House. Photo credit: Prudence Upton
Dancers in Opera Australia’s production of Faust at the Sydney Opera House. Photo credit: Prudence Upton
Dancers in Opera Australia’s production of Faust at the Sydney Opera House. Photo credit: Prudence Upton
Dominica Matthews as Marthe in Opera Australia’s production of Faust at the Sydney Opera House. Photo credit: Prudence Upton
Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Méphistophélès in Opera Australia’s production of Faust at the Sydney Opera House. Photo credit: Prudence Upton
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