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Berlioz Damnation of Faust

Presented by Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

May 27-May 28, 2011

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At once operatic, oratorio-like, even cinematic, The Damnation of Faust is perhaps Berlioz's masterpiece, a légende dramatique (in his words) that he spent the better part of his life creating. Maestro Charles Dutoit, a peerless exponent of the works of Berlioz, has led performances of the composer's Goethe-inspired Faust worldwide that are the stuff of legend. He concludes his third season as chief conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra with concert performances of the piece, part of his continuing cycle of Berlioz's major work with the ensemble. He is joined by a star cast, including Susan Graham as Marguerite--whose mezzo the New Yorker described as "a voice without regrets, healthy, rounded, ineffably musical." Versatile American tenor and Richard Tucker Award-winner Paul Groves sings the title role of the aging scholar on a quest for meaning. David Wilson-Johnson is Mephistopheles, the dark, devilish figure who is more than happy to guide the hapless hero into the fires of hell.