Faust
More info on Faust
Composer: | Charles Gounod |
Librettist: | Jules Barbier, and Michel Carré |
Premiere: | 19 March 1859, Paris (Théâtre Lyrique) |
Language: | French |
Synopsis: | Faust Synopsis |
Libretto: | Faust Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
About the opera Faust
Faust is a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part 1. It debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris on 19 March 1859.
Faust was rejected by the Paris Opera, on the grounds that it was not sufficiently "showy", and its appearance at the Théatre-Lyrique was delayed for a year because Adolphe d'Ennery's drama Faust was playing at the Porte St. Martin. The manager Léon Carvalho (who cast his wife Marie Miolan-Carvalho as Marguerite) insisted on various changes during production, including cutting several numbers.
Read more on WikipediaFaust was rejected by the Paris Opera, on the grounds that it was not sufficiently "showy", and its appearance at the Théatre-Lyrique was delayed for a year because Adolphe d'Ennery's drama Faust was playing at the Porte St. Martin. The manager Léon Carvalho (who cast his wife Marie Miolan-Carvalho as Marguerite) insisted on various changes during production, including cutting several numbers.
Roles in Faust
| Doctor Faust | Tenor |
| Méphistophélès | Bass-Baritone |
| Marguerite | Soprano |
| Valentin | Baritone |
| Wagner | Baritone |
| Siébel | Mezzo-Soprano or Soprano |
| Marthe Schwerlein | Mezzo-Soprano or Contralto |
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External links for Faust
| Sheetmusic for opera |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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1Overture Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.01Type: instrumentalVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
2Rien...en vain j'interroge Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.02-1 Type: recitativeVoice: tenorLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust
3Salut o mon dernier matin Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.02-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust
4Paresseuse fill Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.03Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
5Vains échos de la joie Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.04Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust
6Auc champs l'aurore nous rappelle Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.05Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
7Dieu mais ce Dieu que peut il Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.06Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust
8Me voici d'ou vient ta surprise Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.07Type: recitativeVoice: T B-BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Méphistophélès
9A moi les plaisirs Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 1.08Type: duetVoice: T B-BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Méphistophélès
10Demoiselle ni belle Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
11Vin ou bière Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.01Type: recitative,choirVoice: baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: Wagner
12O toi sainte médaille Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.02Type: recitativeVoice: Br Br Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin/Wagner/Siébel
13Avant de quitter ces lieux Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.03Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin
14Allons amis point de vaines Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.04Type: recitativeVoice: Br B-BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Wagner/Méphistophélès
15Le veau d'or est toujours debout Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.05Type: ariaVoice: bass-baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès
16Singulier personnage Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.06Type: recitativeVoice: Br Br B-Br Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin/Wagner/Méphistophélès/Siébel
17De l'enfer qui vient émousser Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.07-1 Type: Voice: B-Br Br Mz/S TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Valentin/Siébel/Faust
18Puisque tu brises le fer Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.07-2 Type: Voice: B-Br Mz/S T BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Siébel/Faust/Valentin
19Nous nous retrouverons Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.08Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Faust
20Ainsi que la brise légère Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 2.09Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br T Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Faust/Siébel
21Faites lui mes aveux Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.01Type: ariaVoice: mezzo or sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Siébel
22C'est ici suivez moi Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.02Type: recitativeVoice: T B-Br Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Méphistophélès/Siébel
23Quel trouble inconnu me penêtre Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.03-1 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust
24Salut demeure chaste et pure Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.03-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust
25Alerte alerte le voila Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.04Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br T SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Faust/Marguerite
26Il était un Roi de Thulé Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.05-2 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
27Je voudrais bien savoir Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.05-2 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
28O Dieu que de bijoux Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.06-1 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
29Ah! je ris de me voir si belle (Jewel Song) Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.06-2 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
30Seigneur Dieu, que vois-je! Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.07Type: quartetVoice: Mz/cA S T B-BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marthe/Marguerite/Faust/Méphistophélès
31Dame Marthe Schwertlein Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.08Type: recitativeVoice: Mz/cA B-Br S TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marthe/Méphistophélès/Marguerite/Faust
32Il etais temps sous le feuillage sombre Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.09Type: recitativeVoice: bass-baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès
33Il se fait tard adieu Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.10-1 Type: duetVoice: T SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Marguerite
34Laisse moi contempler ton visage Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.10-2 Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite/Faust
35O nuit d'amour Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.10-3 Type: duetVoice: T SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Marguerite
36Tête folle Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.11Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Faust
37Il m'aime Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.12-1 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
38Ah! presse ton retour cher bien aime. Viens! Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 3.12-2 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
39Si le bonheur a sourire t'invite Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4Type: ariaVoice: mezzo or sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Siébel
40Elles ne sont pas plus la Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.01-1 Type: recitativeVoice: Mz/cA Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marthe/Siébel
41Elles se cachaient (Spinning Wheel Aria) Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.01-2 Type: recitativeVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
42Il ne revient pas Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.01-3 Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite
43Marguerite Siebel encore des pleurs Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.02Type: recitativeVoice: Mz/S SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Siébel/Marguerite
44Seigneur daignez permettre Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.03Type: recitative,choirVoice: B-Br SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Marguerite
45Déposons les armes Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.04Type: recitativeVoice: Br Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin/Siébel
46Oui c'est plaisir Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.05-1 Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
47Gloire immortelle de nos aieux Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.05-2 Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
48Allons Siebel entrons la maison Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.06Type: recitativeVoice: Br Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin/Siébel
49Qu'attendez vous encore Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.07Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Faust
50Vous qui faites l'endormir Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.08Type: ariaVoice: bass-baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès
51Que voulez vous messieurs ? Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.09Type: trioVoice: T B-Br BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Méphistophélès/Valentin
52Par ici mes amis Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.10Type: recitativeVoice: Br Mz/cA S Mz/SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin/Marthe/Marguerite/Siébel
53Ecoute moi bien Margherite Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 4.11Type: aria,choirVoice: baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: Valentin
54Dans les bruyères Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.01Type: recitative,choirVoice: T B-BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Faust/Méphistophélès
55Ballet Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.02Type: instrumentalVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
56Que ton ivresse o volupté Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.03Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Faust
57Le jour va luire Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.04Type: trioVoice: S B-Br TLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite/Méphistophélès/Faust
58Alerte alerte ou vous perdus Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.05-1 Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br SLanguage: FrenchRoles: Méphistophélès/Marguerite
59Anges purs anges radieux Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.05-2 Type: trioVoice: S T B-BrLanguage: FrenchRoles: Marguerite/Faust/Méphistophélès
60Christ est ressuscité Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: 5.06Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
61Adagio Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: Type: instrumentalVoice: n/aLanguage: FrenchRoles:
63Dio possente, Dio d'amor Popularity: Opera: FaustComposer: GounodAct: Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: FrenchRoles: