BWW Reviews: Deal or No Deal, Dutch National Opera's FAUST Is Damned
Despite its visions of damnation and redemption, Gounod's FAUST, with libretto by Barbier and Carre, is pretty tame stuff. In the wrong hands, it can be dull as well. Well, you can't accuse the Dutch National Opera's new production--by Barcelona's Alex Ollé and the theatre company La Fura dels Baus--"dull," with its prosthetic breasts, Barbie doll chorus and simulated sex.