Director Bernard Uzan gave Seattle Opera a quintessentially French
Faust, starring the honey-voiced tenor of Vinson Cole.

Cynthia Haymon (Marguerite) and Vinson Cole (Faust) in Gounod’s Faust, 1998 © Gary Smith

Vinson Cole (Faust) and Cynthia Haymon (Marguerite) in Gounod’s Faust, 1998 © Gary Smith

Greer Grimsley (Méphistophélès) in Gounod’s Faust, 1998 © Gary Smith

Erich Parce (Valentin) and Greer Grimsley (Méphistophélès) in Gounod’s Faust, 1998 © Gary Smith

Vinson Cole (Faust) in Gounod’s Faust, 1998 © Gary Smith

Cynthia Haymon (Marguerite), Erich Parce (Valentin) and Greer Grimsley (Méphistophélès) in Gounod’s Faust, 1998 © Gary Smith