Faust at His Majesty's Theatre

Aged and disillusioned, Faust contemplates his modest life and feels nothing but regret. He accepts a deal with the Devil, Méphistophélès, to give his soul in exchange for youth, beauty and the wild pursuit of hedonistic pleasure.

Gounod’s Faust is a battle between good and evil, temptation, romance and betrayal. This lavish production from David McVicar for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, places the opera in the decadence of 1870’s Paris. Between the grandeur of cathedral towers and dazzling lights of dance halls, Faust meets his fate, driven by Gounod’s rich and beautiful music. American tenor Patrick O’Halloran brings complexity and charm as Faust, and Teddy Tahu Rhodes is mesmerising as Méphistophélès.