OPERA WESTERN RESERVE ANNOUNCES FALL 2025 OPERA PRESENTATION
Press Release
YOUNGSTOWN, OH (April 3, 2025): Opera Western Reserve will return to the DeYor Perofrming Arts Center again on Saturday, September 20, 2025 to present the timeless opera Faust by Charles Gounod. The performance will take place at 7:30pm in the Edward W. Powers Auditorium. Under the stage direction of Scott Skiba and music direction of Susan Davenny Wyner, the production promises t be a captivating experience for opera enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
The cast features Christine Lyons in her Opera Western Reserve debut as Marguerite, Luke Norvell as the titular Faust, and Andrew Potter as the demon Méphistophélès. The dynamic performances, combined with the powerful story of love, betrayal, and redemption, will bring Gounod’s masterpiece to life on the DeYor stage.
Faust, composed by Gounod with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré and adpated from the play Faust et Marguerite by Michel Carré, is a five-act opera that tell the tragic tale of an aging man who makes a pact with the devil to regain his youth. As Faust embarks on a passionate romance with the innocent Marguerite, the deal leads to heartbreaking consequences.
Tickets for Faust go on sale Wednesday, April 9, 2025 and can be purchased at the YourArts Box Office by calling 330-259-9651 or visit in person at 260 West Federal Street in Youngstown, Ohio. Tickets are also available 24 hours a day online at operawesternreserve.org.