The season kicks off with Boito's resplendent retelling of Goethe's Faust, a monumental work of 'choral grandeur and melodic richness' (The New York Times) in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the War Memorial Opera House.
The cast includes Ramon Vargas, a tenor 'in ravishing voice' (Financial Times), as the philosopher who sells his soul to the Devil the 'luminous, compelling' Patricia Racette (Washington Post) as the woman he desires and, in the vividly menacing title role, the 'seductively malevolent' bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov, a 'full bodied bass-baritone' renowned for his 'wonderfully evil portrayals' (The New York Times).
Italian maestro will be on the podium, showing once again why 'we are blessed to have Nicola Luisotti in San Francisco' (San Francisco Classical Voice).