· Title: The Metropolitan Opera: La Damnation de Faust
· Date: Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
· Run Time: 165 minutes
· Start Time: 10:00AM
· Rating: NR (Suitable for all Audiences)
Presenting the excitement of The Met: Live in HD on the Big Screen: The LIVE transmission of Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust will be shown for one day only on Saturday, November 22nd at 10 AM. Robert Lepage, one of theater’s most imaginative directors, applies his artistry to Berlioz’s contemplation of good and evil. Using ethereal projections, Lepage has created a vision for La Damnation de Faust that seamlessly marries art and technology. Marcello Giordani stars in the title role opposite Susan Graham as Marguerite and John Relyea as Méphistophélès. James Levine conducts this rarely staged masterwork.