Mefistofele

Presented at BadenBadens Pentecost Festival this production of Boitos Mefistofele captured the hearts of both audiences and criticsa rare feat The success was unmistakably due in great part to the presence of Erwin Schrottalready celebrated for his performance as a seductive witty and diabolical Mephistopheles in Gounods Faust The masterfully subtle Charles Castronovo incarnates the disillusioned philosopher Faust who makes a deal with the devil Philipp Himmelmanns staging combines simple elements a stage curtain made of silvery filaments and a giant protean skull to incredible effect to tell the story of Goethes Faust