The Damnation of Faust

Posted on Saturday, January 23

AWESOME. PROFOUND. AND WILDLY AHEAD OF ITS TIME. FAUST’S PACT WITH THE DEVIL HAS INSPIRED SCORES OF COMPOSITIONS, BUT NONE MATCH THE GRANDEUR AND SCOPE OF THIS BERLIOZ EXTRAVAGANZA!

Like a film, it moves at lightning speed from scene to scene — from enchanted forests to Heaven to Hell. Like a dream, it’s filled with wondrous beings, from angels to creatures that would scare Satan himself.

Be amazed as our artistic team brings this extraordinary world to the stage with more than 200 projections and incredible use of light. And be thrilled as Sir Andrew Davis leads our orchestra, chorus, and cast in a musical tour de force.

Paul Groves “delivers the full range of Faust’s character from suicidal depression to ecstatic love…” Classics Today

Susan Graham “is a wonderful Marguerite, singing breathtakingly and unforgettably…and John Relyea is a visually commanding Méphistophélès, mixing stentorian power with seductive lyricism.” The New York Times

Featuring Cuban natives Victor Alexander , Michael Rodriguez (solo dancer), Jessie Gutierrez (solo dancer), as well as Veronica Guadalupe (solo dancer)

February 20 – March 17
Opening Night SOLD OUT

Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N Wacker Dr.
312-332-2244