Ildebrando D'Arcangelo's sexy Méphistophélès in Berlin

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Méphistophélès

Italian barihunk Ildebrando D'Arcangelo is starring in director Philipp Stölzl’s psychologically gripping production of Gounod's Faust at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Stölzl, who has also directed Wagner's Rienzi and Parifal with the company, has also made his name in film. He directed “North Face,” “Goethe!” and “The Physician,”  as well as music videos for Madonna and Garbage.

There are additional performances on June 27 and 30, and July 2 and 5.  

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Méphistophélès

After Faust, D'Arcangelo heads to Verona to perform the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni. In November, he returns to Berlin to perform the Count in Le nozze di Figaro at the Staatsoper with fellow barihunks Lauri Vasar as Figaro and Olaf Bär as Antonio.