Mefistofele (2013)

The season kicks off with Boitos resplendent retelling of Goethes Faust a monumental work of choral grandeur and melodic richness The New York Times in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the War Memorial Opera House The cast includes Ramón Vargas a tenor in ravishing voice Financial Times as the philosopher who sells his soul to the Devil the luminous compelling Patricia Racette Washington Post as the woman he desires and in the vividly menacing title role the seductively malevolent bassbaritone Ildar Abdrazakov a fullbodied bassbaritone renowned for his wonderfully evil portrayals The New York Times