"The Damnation of Faust" redirects here. For the 1903 film, see The Damnation of Faust (film).
La damnation de Faust
Légende dramatique by Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
English
The Damnation of Faust
Opus
24
Language
French
Based on
Goethe's Faust
Composed
1845 (1845)
Performed
6 December 1846 (1846-12-06)
Scoring
four soloists
children's chorus
seven-part choir
orchestra
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.
^Berlioz, Hector (1998). La damnation de Faust: Dramatic legend in full score. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-40169-3.
^Holoman, D. Kern (2002). "Damnation de Faust, La". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O002474. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
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