La damnation de Faust (English: The Damnation of Faust), Op. 24 is a work for four solo voices, full seven-part chorus, large children's chorus and orchestra by the French composer Hector Berlioz. He called it a "légende dramatique" (dramatic legend). It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 6 December 1846.
Original Name | La damnation de Faust |
Librettist | Gérard de Nerval; Almire Gandonnière; Hector Berlioz (after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) |
Date of composition | 1846 (1845-1846) |
Premiered | 1846, December 6th (Opéra-Comique) in Paris, France |
First published | 1854 |
Catalogue | H 111 |
Approx. duration | 120 minutes |
Spoken language | French |
Instruments |
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano)
- Marguerite, a young woman
Voice (Tenor) - Faust, an aging scholar Voice (Baritone) - Méphistophélès, the Devil disguised as a gentleman Voice (Bass) - Brander, a student Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Danse des Sylphes de La damnation de Faust de Hector Berlioz, S. 475
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Autotranslations beta |
Hector Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust, H 111 "légende dramatique (dramatic legend)" Hector Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust, H 111 "légende dramatique (dramatic legend)" Hector Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust, H 111 "légende dramatique (dramatic legend)" |