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| Reviews | 27 April 2024 |
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FaustVienna State OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Vokale Schwerelosigkeit |
 1 Jun 21 / Orpheus |
Frank Castorf entre au répertoire de l'Opéra de Vienne |
| 1 Jun 21 / Wanderer |
Marguerite en guerre contre la folie des hommes |
| 27 May 21 / toutelaculture.com |
Intensiver Genuss an der Staatsoper |
| 21 May 21 / Wiener Zeitung |
Juan Diego Flórez was a very elegant Faust, singing with his usual beautiful phrasing, clear diction and effortless legato |
| 10 May 21 / Operaclick (English) |
Castorf's approach is seemingly haphazard and random, a bit of a mess frankly on first viewing |
| 7 May 21 / Opera Journal |
Faust de Gounod décolonial capté à Vienne |
| 3 May 21 / Olyrix |
Frank Castorf’s cinematic Vienna Faust explores society, patriotism, consumerism, commercialism and voodoo |
| 2 May 21 / Seen and Heard |
Reizüberflutende Szene trifft exzellente musikalische Umsetzung |
| 2 May 21 / Opera Online (German) |
Castorfs starke "Faust"-Collage an der Wiener Staatsoper |
| 1 May 21 / Der Standard |
Bei Castorfs "Faust" wohnt die Unschuld in der Seele |
| 1 May 21 / Wiener Zeitung |
Gounod in the Time of Corona: Frank Castorf's many-layered Faust lands in Vienna |
| 1 May 21 / Bachtrack |
Gretchens Triumph auf dem Boulevard |
| 1 May 21 / TT.com |
Triumph der Sinnlichkeit |
| 1 May 21 / news.at |
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| 2. | Aida Bavarian State Opera |
| 3. | Roberto Devereux Dutch National Opera |
| 4. | La Gioconda Teatro di San Carlo |
| 5. | La rondine Metropolitan Opera |
22 Apr 24 / The Guardian
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