Rene Pape talks about Mephistopheles

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2009年10月19日

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Rene Pape talks about Mephistopheles

Before the LOC Faust opening October 2009
George Preston's conversation with Rene Pape.

Q:　There're lots of different approaches, one can take to portray the devil some take very subtle, sinister approaches, others go for the beast, an animal-like approach. Who is your Méphistophélès, how much human and how much demon? is your Méphistophélès in this production?

RP: In this production I would say there's lots of funny human side. as well so specially in the garden scene, I like to have the funny side of the devil, the devil is not just evil, he has so many- I mean he's not human, so you cannot say human side, but you try to play human being-- so funny to be mean to be sad, to be really mad at somebody so I try to have much colours in the play as possible. I don't like just to be evil or to be just solid ever so, I like all the far side.

Q: Now as the German native you must have grown up with Goethe and the much the same way we English speakers grow up with Shakespeare,

RP: Right.

Q: What was your early encounters with the Faust legend?

RP: Oh back to school, I think but in that time I was so interested in also- rather go out to play football, soccer, or whatever so, and alternate you're not interested in all those heavy literature, I mean I was reading but, I never thought I was to play these characters on stage so which change a little bit so.

RP: Of course.

Q: Is your portrayal in form all by the original or are you just going by Gounod score of libretto from this piece?

RP: When I'm doin' the piece on stage I just following what was written by Gounod, so of course in my background in my thought you have little bits of Goethe as well but you go on stage and you portrayed the Méphistophélès written by Gounod so this kind of Mephistopheles.

Q: When this Faust is done, what's coming up for you? you mention you going back German roots anything new there?

RP: I'm going back home, thank God I have little time off so I have to prepare and study upcoming roles like Wotan, which I'll do next season and the season after next year, so I have to prepare that but I can rest a little bit, which is very good after being big roles and clashing the overhaul once. (giggling)

Q: also mention you have a new recording Verdi Requiem. coming out in fact it's going to hit the stores just the day after the opening?

RP: I don't know when it's coming out in States.

Q: Who were you working on the recording?

RP: This is with Santa Cecilia, very fantastic orchestra and chorus in Rome, Italy. The conductor is Tony Pappano. and you had concert recordings, which beatiful soprano, Anja Harteros and Rolland Villazon, one of his last recording, I hope not last forever but he's got sick again I wish on that point here we want him back very soon so be careful and be back soon Rolland. Yes it was fantastic recording fantastic concert Antonio Pappano is one of my favourite conductors, he's young fresh full of energy, he was an assistant of Daniel Barenboim in Berlin so we are quite close.

Q: Well Rene Pape, thank you so much for talking to us today.

RP: No problem.

RP: My pleasure.

LOC Faust
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Verdi Requiem

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