Editing Mefistofele (section)

===20th century and beyond===

In the early 20th century, revivals of the opera were associated particularly with the famous Russian [[bass (voice type)|bass]] [[Feodor Chaliapin]]: he sang the title role on the occasion of his first appearance outside Russia (La Scala, Milan, 16 March 1901) and also on his North American debut ([[Metropolitan Opera]], New York, 20 November 1907).<ref name="grove">{{harvnb|Ashbrook|1998|pp=303–305}}</ref> Chaliapin made his first appearance at the [[Royal Opera House]], Covent Garden, on 25 May 1926. Parts of a subsequent performance on 31 May were recorded by His Master's Voice.{{sfn|Borovsky|1988|p={{page needed|date=July 2020}}}}

In 1969, the [[New York City Opera]] presented a new production by [[Tito Capobianco]], with [[Norman Treigle]] scoring his greatest success in the title role.

The Metropolitan Opera has given the work from time to time since it first appeared there on 5 December 1883.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Opera Association |url=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm |website=archives.metoperafamily.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=David |title=Metropolitan Opera 2018–19 Review: ''Mefistofele'' |url=http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-mefistofele/ |website=operawire.com |access-date=9 November 2018 |date=9 November 2018}}</ref>[[The Royal Opera]] in London has only given one performance of the opera, a concert version in March 1998 at the [[Barbican Centre]], with [[Samuel Ramey]] as the title character.<ref>[http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/performance.aspx?performance=7824&row=0 Royal Opera House online database]</ref>

As ''Mefistofele'', Ramey made the role a signature one, appearing in many productions in the 1980s and early 1990s, including one given by the [[San Francisco Opera]] in 1989<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Arrigo Boito : Mefistofele - Legendary Performances Blu-rays - Arthaus Musik |url=https://arthaus-musik.com/en/blu-ray/music/legendaryperformances/media/details/Mefistofele.html |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=arthaus-musik.com}}</ref> and another in November 1994.<ref>[http://archive.sfopera.com/reports/rptOpera-id328.pdf San Francisco Opera performance database on archive.sfopera.com]</ref> San Francisco Opera revived the 1994 production of the opera as the first production of its 2013/14 season with [[Ildar Abdrazakov]] as ''Mefistofele'', [[Patricia Racette]] as Margherita and [[Ramón Vargas]] as Faust.<ref>[http://sfopera.com/Season-Tickets/2013-14-Season/Mephistopheles.aspx Information on the opera] from the San Francisco Opera website</ref>

The opera was performed as part of the 2013/14 season at the [[Croatian National Theatre in Split|Croatian National Theatre (HNK Split)]], directed by Michał Znaniecki and conducted by Nikša Bareza.<ref>[http://radio.hrt.hr/radio-split/clanak/premijera-opere-mefistofele-u-hnk-split/46440/ Information on the production] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001075049/http://radio.hrt.hr/radio-split/clanak/premijera-opere-mefistofele-u-hnk-split/46440/ |date=2015-10-01 }} (in Croatian)</ref>

In August 2014, the opera was performed at the 13th Opera Festival of the [[Theatro da Paz]] in [[Belém]], Brazil, after a 50-year hiatus from Brazilian theaters. There ''Mefistofele'' was played by Denis Sedov and Faust played by Fernando Portari.<ref>[http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2014/08/festival-de-opera-estreia-nesta-terca-com-montagem-de-mefistofele.html News announcement from G1] (in Portuguese)</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the [[Dutch National Opera]]'s performance of ''Mefistofele'' in 2020 could not go ahead as planned, so an alternative production of the work titled ''Faust [Working Title]'' was performed. The concept of this production was created by director Lisenka Heijboer Castañon and conductor Manoj Kamps, in which they invited composers and arrangers to respond to Boito's original work. This included a new arrangement of Boito's famous prison aria ‘L’altra notte in fondo al mare’ from ''Mefistofele'' arranged by the British composer [[Grace-Evangeline Mason]] for the Moldovan soprano [[Olga Busuioc]] who was an original cast member for the production.<ref>[https://www.operaballet.nl/en/dutch-national-opera/2020-2021/faust-working-title Dutch National Opera]</ref>