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Mischievous, malevolent, the spirit of evil. In this timeless tale the devil appears to the old scholar Faust, promising him the elixir of youth in exchange for his soul. Faust is transformed into a young, handsome man and sets out with his devious companion to experience the pleasures of the world. Faust seduces the beautiful and innocent Marguerite, only to abandon her before she gives birth to his child. Her reputation destroyed, but not beyond redemption, Marguerite calls upon the angels for salvation. Faust receives no such escape and is condemned to his devilish fate in this spiritual conflict between Heaven and Hell. Inspired by Goethe’s legendary story, Gounod’s opera, Faust, premiered in Paris in 1859 and is one of the most performed operas of all time. -- from operasj.org
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