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La Damnation de Faust

Hector Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Libretto by Almire Gandonnière and the composer, based on Gérard de Nerval’s translation of Goethe’s Faust
World premiere: Paris, Opéra Comique, December 6, 1846
Sung in French with projected English translations

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Cast:

Faust: Paul Groves
Marguerite: Susan Graham
Méphistophélès: John Relyea
Brander: Christian Van Horn 

Stage Director: Stephen Langridge
Designer: George Souglides
Lighting Designer: Wolfgang Göbbel
Projections Designer: John Boesche
Chorus Master: Donald Nally
Choreographer: Philippe Giraudeau