Doktor Faust (2006)
Faust - a lonely scholar, despairing of life, who has so far failed to discover its highest meaning - is given a book on black magic from three mysterious students from Cracow. When Mephistopheles appears and proposes a pact with Faust, the two of them set off together on a (dream) journey. Doktor Faust remained a fragment at the time of the composer's death. Busoni died in 1924, unable to complete what he himself described as his "state masterpiece" - an opera to which he had a deep personal attachment. The missing scenes from the score were completed by his pupil, Philipp Jarnach, whom Busoni had become acquainted with during his period in exile in Zurich. In this form the opera was given its first performance in Dresden in 1925. Then in the 1980s the conductor Anthony Beaumont came across previously undiscovered sketches by Busoni and produced a new version of Doktor Faust. The current recording uses the Jarnach score.
Cast
- Thomas Hampson - Doktor Faust
- Günther Groissböck - Wagner, sein Famulus / Zeremonienmeister
- Gregory Kunde - Mephistopheles
- Reinaldo Macias - Der Herzog von Parma / Des Mädchens Bruder / Soldat
- Sandra Trattnigg - Die Herzogin von Parma
- Martin Zysset - Ein Leutnant
- Philippe Jordan - Self - Conductor
Screenplay
Trailer
Doktor Faust TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is Doktor Faust about?
- Faust - a lonely scholar, despairing of life, who has so far failed to discover its highest meaning - is given a book on black magic from three mysterious students from Cracow. When Mephistopheles appears and proposes a pact with Faust, the two of them set off together on a (dream) journey. Doktor Faust remained a fragment at the time of the composer's death. Busoni died in 1924, unable to complete what he himself described as his "state masterpiece" - an opera to which he had a deep personal attachment. The missing scenes from the score were completed by his pupil, Philipp Jarnach, whom Busoni had become acquainted with during his period in exile in Zurich. In this form the opera was given its first performance in Dresden in 1925. Then in the 1980s the conductor Anthony Beaumont came across previously undiscovered sketches by Busoni and produced a new version of Doktor Faust. The current recording uses the Jarnach score.
- Who directed Doktor Faust?
- Doktor Faust was directed by Felix Breisach, Klaus-Michael Grüber.
- Who stars in Doktor Faust?
- Doktor Faust stars Thomas Hampson, Günther Groissböck, Gregory Kunde, Reinaldo Macias, Sandra Trattnigg, Martin Zysset.
- What genre is Doktor Faust?
- Doktor Faust is a Music film.