Faust_requiem a spoken opera by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Composer and musician Wolfgang Mitterer and director Stephan Müller lead an artistic team to create FAUST_requiem based on Goethe’s Faust Part I and Part II, for the Church of St. Laurenzen. Dramatic scenes alternate with choral passages as a mixed gender choir accompany Faust, Mephistopheles and Gretchen musically through their fateful encounters. A central role is played by the Choir, organ, sounds, recorded and live video in this production. Swiss director Stephan Müller comes toghether with Hajo Kurzenberger to take Goethe’s Faust as a starting point for a contemporary adaptation of an ancient material.
Place:
Church St. Laurenzen
Marktgasse 25
9000 St. Gallen
Shows:
Saturday June 01, 2013, 7:30 pm
Friday June 07, 2013, 7:30 pm
Sunday June 09, 2013, 7:30 pm
Thursday October 24, 2013, 7:30 pm
Wednesday November 06, 2013, 7:30 pm
Wednesday November 27, 2013, 7:30 pm