Mephistopheles 5 Minute Highlights San Francisco Opera

Mephistopheles, 2013 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 Ramón 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 mena