Head into the rehearsal room for Faust at the Royal Opera House

WhatsOnStage delved into the rehearsal room for the Royal Opera House’s staging of Faust, opening later this week.

Directed by David McVicar, the production returns following its last run in 2019. Set in 1870s Paris, the production draws heavily on the city’s underbelly, to stage Gounod’s 1859 moral fable.

The production runs from May 23 to June 10, 2025, and is a co-production with Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Opéra de Lille, and Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste.

Watch moments from the rehearsal room below:

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