Tentacled Monkey

I am no a huge fan of opera, in fact I almost never listen to it. Something seems to get lost in a radio broadcast of an opera. Either way, I am a huge fan of Faust in all its flavors and Boito's Mefistofele is not exception. Tonight NPR's World of Opera replayed the entire production from the Royal Opera of Wallonie, in Liege, Belgium.

For those of you who do not know the story, Faust is the story of a German scholar that makes a deal with the devil, Mefistofele, for power and riches. He doesn't, naturally, come to realize the consequences of his actions until the moment of his death.

Either way I truely wish I could see a high end production of this. It would be great fun.