The director, Roland Schwab, has created his version of Hell. The set is like a high iron walled hanger and the stage is continually occupied with people who look like fugitives from Mad Max and who interact with Mefistofele. The orchestra and choir are wonderful. Rene Pape gives a nuanced interpretation with a certain amount of sardonic humour under the evil. His singing and acting are first rate, as is that of Kristine Opolais and Joseph Calleja.
René Pape
as Mefistofele
Joseph Calleja
as Faust
Kristine Opolais
as Margherita
Karine Babajanyan
as Elena
Heike Grötzinger
as Marta
Andrea Borghini
as Wagner
Rachael Wilson
as Pantalis
Joshua Owen Mills
as Nereo
Omer Meir Wellber
as Conductor
