Charles Gounod: Faust @ Bavarian State Opera, Munich (2026)
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Overview
Gounod's Faust at the Bavarian State Opera: Jonathan Tetelman plays Faust, the scholar who makes a pact with Mephistopheles (Kyle Ketelsen) before seducing Marguerite (Olga Kulchynska). The unfortunate woman descends into madness but ultimately achieves redemption. Lotte de Beer directs this production, which marks Nathalie Stutzmann's debut in Munich as conductor.
Cast
- Jonathan Tetelman as Faust
- Kyle Ketelsen as Méphistophélès
- Olga Kulchynska as Marguerite
- Florian Sempey as Valentin
- Emily Sierra as Siebel
- Dshamilja Kaiser as Marthe
- Thomas Mole as Wagner
- Nathalie Stutzmann
- Bayerisches Staatsorchester
- Bayerischer Staatsopernchor