The operatic spectacle Faust, Alberta explores the tragic story of Doctor Faustus and his fatal deal with Mephistopheles from a contemporary angle. Scored as a mono-opera for one singer and four musicians, this new piece by award-winning composer Simone Spagnolo with a libretto by Giordano Trischitta asks which sacrifices we are willing to make. The role of Doctor Faustus will be sung by Benjamin Bevan, whose engagements include Henry Cuffe in Britten’s Gloriana and Der Sprecher in Zauberflöte (Royal Opera House), Lescaut in Boulevard Solitude by Henze (Royal Danish Opera and Welsh National Opera), and work with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others.
Commissioned by Opera in the City Festival, the world premiere will take place on 3rd September 2018.