You don't have to update to pack a punch. That's what McVicar's straight-up French Second Empire setting proved immediately. René Pape's Mephistopheles (pictured below) appeared brandishing pen, paper ...

First seen in 2004, McVicar’s staging still has all the illicit sheen and lure of Marguerite’s jewels. In an era of austerity (even at the Royal Opera) this kind of old-school, expensive theatricality ...

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Erwin Schrott has withdrawn from the performances of Faust on 2, 6 and 10 June for personal reasons. The role of Méphistophélès will be performed on these dates by Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Schrott will ...

WhatsOnStage delved into the rehearsal room for the Royal Opera House’s staging of Faust, opening later this week. Directed by David McVicar, the production returns following its last run in 2019. Set ...

Bulgarian tenor Alexander Marev is one of the rising stars of the opera world who has won numerous national singing ...