Fausto (opera)
Appearance
Fausto is an 1831 opera by Louise Bertin.[1] It premiered at the Théâtre-Italien Paris 7 March 1831, and ran for three performances.[2]
Roles
[edit]Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 7 February 1831 | ||
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Fausto | tenor (originally contralto) | Domenico Donzelli | ||
Margarita | soprano | Henriette Méric-Lalande | ||
Mefistofele | bass or baritone | Vincenzo-Felice Santini | ||
Catarina | contralto or mezzo-soprano | Marianna Rossi | ||
Valentino | tenor | Marco Bordogni | ||
Wagner | bass-baritone | Lodovico Graziani | ||
Marta | mezzo-soprano | |||
A witch | contralto | Clorinda Corradi | ||
A town crier | bass-baritone | |||
Chorus: Angels, demons, townsfolk |
References
[edit]- ^ Goethe and Zelter: Musical Dialogues Lorraine Byrne Bodley · 2017 "... The opera Fausto by Louise Angélique Bertin, which was performed in the Parisian Théâtre Italien on 7 March 1831; the libretto, which had been written in Italian verse in 1830, was performed in French translation without any"
- ^ Au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Fausto sort d’un long silence 21 6 2023