Doktor Faust
Synopsis
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.
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DOKTOR FAUST (Trailer) | F. Busoni | Philippe Jordan | Thomas Hampson | Zurich Opera HouseOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2023-08-25
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Release History & Theatrical Window
January 1, 2006
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Felix Breisach, Klaus-Michael Grüber
- Screenplay & Story
- Ferruccio Busoni
- Original Title
- Doktor Faust
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- Unknown
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Felix Breisach, Klaus-Michael Grüber
Ferruccio Busoni
Department Leadership Roster
Felix Breisach
Director
Klaus-Michael Grüber
Director
Ferruccio Busoni
Writer
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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?
The principal cast of Doktor Faust includes Thomas Hampson, Günther Groissböck, Gregory Kunde, Reinaldo Macias, Sandra Trattnigg.
When was Doktor Faust released and how long is it?
Doktor Faust was released in 2006 with a total runtime of Unknown.