SAN FRANCISCO — “Short-term gain; long-term pain” — a few economists might be bandying about that pithy phrase these days. But these words were also irreverently buzzing in my brain during San ...

Appearances mattered almost as much as sound. At Glyndebourne Festival, rising young mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught was at the centre of a storm over whether she looked sufficiently boy-shaped to play ...

The West Bay Opera production of Gounod’s “Faust,” on stage for two more performances at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, is an awe-inspiring triumph of creative brilliance over the mundane. The ...

This gallery is from Opera on 3—Gounod's Faust Opera North's new production of Gounod's Faust, with Peter Auty and James Creswell.

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With a resonant bass voice and a muscular physique, Samuel Ramey was one of the greatest stars of the international opera circuit in his prime. He specialized in wicked characters: Don Giovanni, Faust ...

My first ever trip to the opera, for Gounod’s Faust, was almost as memorable. Turning up after an unwise night and two hours sleep for another matinee, I expected to doze from Act 1. Instead, it was ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele has its faults, but you can’t accuse the composer of lacking artistic aspirations.

Arete’s ‘Si Faust’ turns Goethe’s classic into a full-throttle rock opera, powered by Wolfgang’s thunderous music and electrifying performances from a breakout cast.