Gounod’s French grand opera has been an indispensable element of any self-respecting opera company’s repertoire, and to this day remains among the most frequently performed operas. The composer's aim was not an operatic adaptation of Goethe’s masterpiece. Born from the libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré was a perfumed and smoky drama spiced with elements of romance and horror, as well as gothic motifs: a story of romance, the supernatural, religion, and the eternal battle against satanic powers.

AUTHORS

Composer: Charles Gounod
Libretto based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's work by: Jules Barbier, Michel Carré
Director: Michał Znaniecki
Costume designer: Luigi Scoglio
Assistant set designer: Alejandro Contreras Cortés
Costume designer: Ana Ramos Aguayo
Lighting and projection designer: Bogumił Palewicz
Choreographer: Marianna Venekei
Dramaturg, Hungarian subtitles: Judit Kenesey
English subtitles: Arthur Roger Crane
Chorus director: Gábor Csiki