Легенда о докторе Фаусте, которого демон Мефистофель побуждает продать душу в обмен на вечную молодость и знания, дала начало большому количеству музыкальных адаптаций, включая произведения Берлиоза, Арриго Бойто и Бузони. Но самая известная, безусловно, — это Фауст Гуно! Созданная в Парижском Театре Лирик в 1859 году на либретто Жюля Барбье и Мишеля Карре, эта опера в пяти актах сосредоточена прежде всего на любовной истории между Фаустом и Маргаритой, отодвигая философскую сторону сюжета на второй план. Кроме того, разве любовь не является образом жизни и собственной философией? Именно это, кажется, и предполагает история Маргариты, женщины, которая отказывается от любого культурного релятивизма, чтобы восстановить божественную Истину. Таким образом, не случайно, что в Германии эта опера более известна под названием Маргарита, а Булгаков отвел Маргарите привилегированное место в своем романе Мастер и Маргарита. Фауст Гуно колеблется между реализмом и магией, разумом и чувством, побуждая к размышлениям и раздумьям о фундаментальных вопросах человечества, которые вдохновляли великую литературу с давних времен.

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Nowadays seen as a refined dance, the waltz was initially considered a scandalous dance because of the proximity of its dancers, who seemed to showcase their intimacy. Moreover, it was banned in the German court until 1812! The waltz developed towards the end of the 18th century thanks to the music of Strauss, both father and son, and Goethe himself played an important role in its diffusion, by entering a waltz scene in The Sorrows of Young Werther. Gounod, in homage to the German writer, whose Faust inspired him, placed a waltz-like rhythm into his Danse des Nubiennes, during the Walpurgis Night ballet. However, the seductive melodies of the violins and cellos in the final act of the opera are countered by a chorus of angels who, singing ‘Saved, Christ is risen’, bring Faust back to the right path. Dance with the devil or sing a hymn of joy: on medici.tv, the struggle between good and evil is only a click away!