In August 2014, the opera was performed at the 13th Opera Festival of the Theatro da Paz in Belém, Brazil, after a 50-year hiatus from Brazilian theaters. There Mefistofele was played by Denis Sedov …

Mefistofele plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.

A heavenly choir praises the Lord; Mefistofele appears and mockingly addresses God, apologizing for his lack of a halo. He complains that God’s worthy creation, Man, has become so degenerate that he …

Read the synopsis of the Italian opera Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito on Opera-Arias.com. With links to other information and other operas.

Mefistofele: Opera from Arrigo Boito. Mefistofele Opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue. Libretto from A. Boito. Premiere 5 March 1868. Milan (La Scala)

Mefistofele is the composer and poet Arrigo Boito’s one and only completed opera. It boasts mesmerising choral scenes, such as the Chorus Mysticus in the Prologue and the Witches' Sabbath …

Mefistofele, based of Goethe’s Faust, was a flop at La Scala in 1868, but after drastic revision the opera triumphed in Bologna seven years later. As a librettist, Boito worked with Ponchielli to produce La …

Mefistofele is the only completed opera by the Italian composer Arrigo Boito. It was premiered on March 5, 1868 at La Scala, Milan, and remains a popular work today.

Season 2023/2024 Mefistofele Music Arrigo Boito Opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue Libretto by Arrigo Boito after Goethe’s Faust World Premiere Teatro alla Scala di Milano, 5 March …

Browse through all arias, ensembles and roles from the opera Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito. With links to the scenes with movies and more information.