tl; dr: in the Mariinsky, instead of Faust, I reco...

tl; dr: in the Mariinsky, instead of Faust, I recommend going to Onegin.

I do not recommend to go to the local "Faust" to those who are just acquainted with the opera. The production resembles Hollywood film adaptations of the classics in which circumcision, simplification and modern political fashion put the message of the work and perception of the characters on its head. The performance is unlikely to cause any conceived emotional response from the new viewer.

Subtitle translation plays a cruel joke: the text on the screen in places directly contradicts the scene - from the description of clothes to the floor of one of the characters. I recommend to read a summary of the program (with comments regarding the director's innovations), and avoid subtitles.

Well, unpleasant little things like the phonogram of the organ in the scene of the church, as well as the orchestra, two-thirds of which immediately after the curtain stood up and, in the tradition of sovdepovskih offices, immediately lined up for the exit. It is clear that nonsense - but this nonsense leaves a sediment and dispels the feeling of being present at some sublime artistic action - so, they worked, and you can go home, although the conductor with the artists at that time stood on the stage.

Yes, there are still wonderful old interiors and rich scenery of the production itself, but I want more from the Mariinsky Theater.