FULL Faust et Hélène (Boulanger) Stockholm 2019 Dalayman Sakker Nelson
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Faust et Hélène
- Composer: Boulanger lili
- Libretto: a poem by Eugène Adenis , which is based on Goethe's second Faust
- Venue & Opera Company: Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden
- Recorded: April 2019
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Katarina Dalayman, Samuel Sakker, Benedict Nelson
- Conductor: Alan Gilbert
- Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: KonserthusetPlay
- Date Published: 2019
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Patrick Petitjean quote:
At nineteen years old, Lili Boulanger became the first woman to win the prestigious Prix de Rome with her cantata, Faust et Hélène.
The action in Faust et Hélène is based on a text by dramatist and librettist Eugène Adénis, who was inspired in turn by Goethe’s Faust. This late-romantic dramatic music conveys the evocative story of the scholar Faust, who is helped by Mephistopheles, to awaken the beautiful Hélène from antiquity. The consequences are fateful.
Lili Boulanger’s musical talent was exceptional. After hearing Faust et Hélène, Debussy wrote in Revue Musicale: “…she is only 19 years old. But her skill at composing music is much greater!”
Lili Boulanger suffered from Crohn’s disease and she died at just 24 years old. She dedicated the cantata to her older sister Nadia Boulanger, who was also a composer, but who was primarily known as one of the twentieth century’s most influential teachers. In 2015, Konserthuset Stockholm dedicated its annual international composer festival to the Boulanger sisters.