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The Faust story

A review of the latest interpretation of Faust, an opera

A review of the latest interpretation of Faust, an opera. The Devil comes to claim his due, which is Faust's soul. The programme looks at Charles Gounod's five act opera about the famous story. It is to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre from Carre's play, which was based on Goethe's Faust part one.

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28 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project