Faust - The Jewel Song (Angela Gheorghiu, The Royal Opera)

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Angela Gheorghiu (Marguerite) sings the Jewel Song from Act III of David McVicar's spectacular production of Faust.

Charles-François Gounod’s Faust was once one of the most famous and most performed of all operas: at Covent Garden it was heard every season between 1863 and 1911. Jules Barbier and Michel Carré’s libretto is a tale of romance, temptation, and the age-old battle between satanic powers and religion. It is based on Carré’s play Faust et Marguerite, which in turn is based on Part I of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem Faust, one of the great works of European literature.

David McVicar’s lavish production, first seen in 2004, sets the action in the Paris of Gounod’s later years, on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War. Charles Edwards’s designs include a memorable Cabaret d’Enfer and an impressive reconstruction of the Church of Saint-Séverin. They vividly convey the clash between religion and hedonistic entertainment, and provide a powerful backdrop to Gounod’s score. Faust contains much-loved musical highlights including the memorable Soldiers’ Chorus, Méphistophélès’s rowdy ‘Song of the Golden Calf’, and Marguerite’s Jewel Song with its dazzling coloratura. The opera’s final scene includes an impassioned trio between Faust, Marguerite and Méphistophélès, as Marguerite struggles to resist temptation and gain salvation.

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I've been a Tintin fan for over a decade and only now looked this up! What a fun choice since the Castafiore is often dripping in jewels, but her signature aria is one of a humble woman toying with borrowed riches and marveling at them!

Uncle_Smidge

The fact the comment section is filled with Phantom of the Opera references fills me up with joy

aleksandraabrahamowicz

I remember the first time I saw this aria performed, it was in a movie without any translation or context. My 14 year old self was cracking up, just thinking, "What in the blazing hell is she DOING?!" because all I saw was a woman dancing around a stage looking into a mirror lol. Now it's one of my favorites.

LittleLotteWanders

Behold! She's singing to bring Down the Chandelier!!

jasminnemcdonaldA

I fist read The Castafiore Emerald in about 1969. (I was so green -- I was about 8 --I thought Iago was Lago). Anyhow, I have finally got around to finding out what the 'Jewel Song' sounds like. I doubt whether Signora Bianca Castafiore could have matched this fine performance of Ms Gheorghiu. "Irma! My jewels!"

Toranaboy

The quality of the video is amazing, you can see every detail in the scene (her expressions, the background, the costumes). I want to thank you for posting this video with subtitles that way I could enjoy not only the music but also understand what the singer was saying, really thank you.

lorenagomez

"Do I dare to put on these earrings?"
The earrings: (are already on)

PhirePhlame

I too was drawn here by Tintin's Castafiore, finally, and I find this singer and song ravishing.

frankguertin

I have always loved La Stupenda singing this aria but Angela is certainly the total package ; voice, looks, acting, charm.Thank you.

davidallen

One of the most beautiful renditions ever expressed of Gonoud's classic Faust.

TheReneex

Best performance of Jewel Song I've ever seen!

spikedpumpkin

And then Erik knocks down the chandelier.

AwesomeSaucePictures

I saw Gounod’s Faust sometime in the ‘80s but had forgotten that this opera was the source of the aria preferred by Castafiore. I am helping someone to learn to read at present and gave her a copy of the Castafiore Emerald book. Now that I can connect the Tintin book with Gounod and from those glean significance of the aria it makes both the opera and the Tintin book more fun…

alistairmcelwee