FAUST I

About the show

Since the 16th century, the tale of Doctor Faust who sells his soul to the devil has been at the heart of European literature. Goethe catapulted the Faust tale to the heights of world literature – sharing space with Homer, Shakespeare or Dante. Having directed Die Perser, Nathan der Weise and Maria Stuarda in Salzburg, Ulrich Rasche returns for a fourth production in Salzburg. The cast includes Stephen Scharf as Faust and Valery Tscheplanowa as Mephistopheles. The new production premieres at the Perner-Insel in Hallein on 25 July. Seven further performances follow through 6 August. A coproduction of the Salzburg Festival with the Residenztheater in Munich.