Opera in five acts (excerpts). Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the first part of Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Music by Charles Gounod. First performed on 19 March 1859 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris.

First performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu on 17 February 1864.

The Liceu has deployed great efforts to lay on a series of concerts featuring the most highly praised and best loved passages from Charles Gounod's Faust, which was originally premiered as an opéra-comique at Paris's Théâtre Lyrique in 1859 and converted into a grand opéra to be staged at the Opéra in 1869. Though deeply indebted to Goethe's great work, the opera could not reflect the full wealth and depth of the latter and concentrates instead on the love affair between Faust and Marguerite. It makes up for this by its great dramatic effectiveness and its many beautiful passages, which have become very famous. Faust is a seamless blend of the spectacular features of French opera  – the kermesse, the soldiers' chorus, and so on – and the splendid lyrical intimism of numbers such as Faust's aria «Salut, demeure chaste et pure», the famous ballad «Il était un roi de Thulé», Marguerite's « jewel aria», and the love duet between the two protagonists. The melodic and harmonic opulence of the musical language had a deep impact on French opera.

FAUST IN THE NETWORK

- Gloire inmortelle
- Air des bijoux - Callas
- Air des bijoux - Caballé 
- Il était un roi de Thulé - Callas
- Salut demeure chaste et pure - Beczala
- Salut demeure chaste et pure - Aragall
- Salut demeure chaste et pure - Carreras
- Salut demeure chaste et pure - Kermesse
- The age of innocence


OTHER RELATED SHOWS

- Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo - Faust

- Scenes from Goethe's Faust