Mefistofele

...across the world. Villains included an arrogant, debauched Mephistopheles from Gounod's Faust and the sneering version from Boito's Mefistofele, a bile-spitting Iago from Otello and a razor-wielding Sweeney Todd from the Sondheim opera.

In this article: Bryn Terfel, Cardiff, St David's Hall, Mephistopheles, Faust, Sweeney Todd, L'elisir d'amore, and Der Freischutz

...Boito. Boito began consideration of an opera on the Faustian theme after completing his studies at the Milan Conservatory in 1861. Mefistofele is one of many pieces of classical music based on the Faust legend, and like many other...

In this article: Faust, Richard Wagner, God, Helen of Troy, Easter, Oliviero De Fabritiis, and Lorenzo Molajoli

...the quack doctor Dulcamara from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore is a mere conman, it's a generally scary bunch that includes Boito's Mefistofele and Gounod's Mephistopheles, Scarpia from Tosca, Weber's Kaspar (from Der Freischutz), Iago,...

In this article: Bryn Terfel, Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Mephistopheles, and Don Giovanni

...Tobia Gorrio, was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist and composer, best known today for his opera libretti and his own opera, Mefistofele. Born in Padua, the son of Silvestro Boito, an Italian painter of miniatures and his wife, a...

In this article: Arturo Toscanini, Arrigo Boito, La Scala, Faust, University of Cambridge, Simon Boccanegra, and Nerone

...in the 1875 Bizet opera Carmen, after which, among other roles, he took over the Faustian devils in Gounod's Faust and Boito's Mefistofele left empty by the death of Norman Treigle. As his repertoire expanded, he spent more and more time...

In this article: Samuel Edward Ramey, Norman Treigle, Don Giovanni, New York City Opera, Colby, Kansas, and Santa Fe Opera

...CD (barbaradivis.com). That said, I'm going to choose another lesser-known aria as my favorite: "L'altra notte," from Boito's "Mefistofele." Same brooding feeling as "Song to the Moon" - the young Marguerite facing eternal damnation,...

In this article: San Jose, You Needed Me, Anne Murray, The White Stripes, U2, Chicago, Ice cream, Mercury News, MLK, and 25 Or 6 To 4

...in 1967. In 1971, she made her first of many appearances at the New York City Opera, as Musetta in La boheme. She also sang there in Mefistofele (directed by Tito Capobianco), Madama Butterfly (opposite Jose Carreras), Pagliacci,...

In this article: Nancy Shade, Pagliacci, La boheme, Manon Lescaut, La traviata, Il tabarro, Erwartung, and Santa Fe Opera

...gig on Sesame Street, which, with the advent of YouTube, can be viewed many times over by his curious 6-year-old son. "For Boito's opera Mefistofele, I play the devil, basically," Ramey says. "And my son seems to like those things the best.

In this article: Don Giovanni, YouTube, Ezio Pinza, Sesame Street, and Metropolitan Opera

...has earned high praise for his portrayal of Mephistopheles in productions around the world. He is featured in the recently released CD of Mefistofele recorded live with Oper Frankfurt on the hr-musik.de label. The magazine Opernwelt applauds...

In this article: Grammy Award, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, William Walton, Mephistopheles, John the Baptist, La Scala, and Troilus and Cressida

...his habitual devil mode for much of the evening, with "Vous qui faites l'endormie" from Gounod's "Faust," "Ecco il mondo" from Boito's "Mefistofele" and "Devant la maison" from Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust," all sung with the dramatic flair...

In this article: Samuel Ramey, From Mozart's Don Giovanni, From Gounod's Faust, Romeo and Juliette, People Will Say We're in Love, and Warren Jones