La damnation de Faust | |
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Légende dramatique by Hector Berlioz | |
English | The Damnation of Faust |
Opus | 24 |
Language | French |
Based on | Goethe's Faust |
Composed | 1845 |
Performed | 6 December 1846 |
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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[1] by the French composer Hector Berlioz. He called it a "légende dramatique" (dramatic legend).[2] It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 6 December 1846.