Lecture: Faust in Music, from the Fire of Desire to Laughter

Conservatoire Municipal Jean-Philippe Rameau, 3 Ter rue Mabillon

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By Nicolas Deshoulières, musicologist, pianist and director of the Conservatoire Hector Berlioz (Paris 10th arrondissement) From the unsatisfied scholar who makes a pact with the Devil to the love-struck or tormented character, or turned into derision, Faust has always fascinated composers. How did music seize this myth to renew its faces? Through the works of Louise Bertin, Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod, Charles-Valentin Alkan or Hervé, this lecture offers a journey into 19th-century French music. Between the desire for knowledge, romantic passion, infernal visions and …