Gounod's Faust is one of the most performed operas in the world... in its final version. The original 1859 edition, however, is not so common. This week, you can discover how music and words enhance each other in this celebrated production from Opéra de Lille. 🎥 Full interview with conductor Louis Langrée and director Denis Podalydès: operavision.eu/performance/faust 🔔 Friday 12 September at 19:00 CET Credit: Opéra de Lille – Réalisation Déroute vidéo | OperaVision

Drawing music from a scene in Charles Gounod’s opera Faust depicting pagan festivities, George Balanchine’s plotless Walpurgisnacht Ballet evokes joyful revelry as his abstract choreography builds to a climax sending 24 women soaring across the stage with wild abandon. Catch this thrilling piece on the New Combinations program running JAN 29 – FEB 7 | New York City Ballet