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Great Performances S39E16 — Great Performances at the Met: Faust

Great Performances•Season 39•Episode 16

Great Performances at the Met: Faust

May 13, 2012

Three of the opera world’s leading stars—Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape—sing the principal roles in a new production of Gounod’s Faust, directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff in his Met debut. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of the opera.

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Episode Summary

"Great Performances at the Met: Faust" is episode 16 of Great Performances season 39. It aired on May 13, 2012.

Next: E17 · Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island Best of Season 39