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Book your tickets on-lone, now, and watch a romantic opera with a tragic ending. Faust is an opera by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre form Carre's play Faust et Marguerite. It is also loosely based on Goethe's Faust, Part I. The opera is in five acts and was debuted at the Theater-Lyrique in Paris on March 19th, 1859. the opera was rejected by the National Opera House, on the grounds that it was not sufficiently "showy". Also its appearance at the Theater-Lyrique was delayed for an year because Dennery's drama Faust was currently playing at the Porte St. Martin.
The opera is set in 16th century Germany, and is in five acts. Act I takes place in Faust's cabinet, were Faust attempts to kill himself with poison but is interrupted by a choir. He curses science and faith, asking for infernal guidance. Mephistopheles appears and, with a tempting image of Marguerite at her spinning wheel, persuades Faust to buy Mephistopheles services on Earth in exchange of Faust's in Hell. Act II takes place at the city gates. A chorus of students and soldiers and villagers sing a drinking song. Vin ou Biere. Valentin is leaving for war and hands over the responsibility of his sister Marguerite to his friends Wagner and Siebel. Mephistopheles appears and sings about the Golden Calf. Mephistopheles maligns Marguerite and is attacked by Valentin with his sword, which shatters. Valentin and his friends use the cross-shaped hilts of their swords to fend off what they know is an infernal power. Faust along with the villagers join Mephistopheles in a waltz Ainsi que la brise legere. Marguerite refuses Faust's proposal out of modesty.
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Act III takes place in Marguerite's garden, where Siebel has left a bouquet for Marguerite. Faust sends Mephistopheles to search a gift for Marguerite and sing a cavatina Salut, demeure chaste et pure about nature. Mephistopheles returns with a trunk of jewels. Marguerite enters, pondering her encounter with Faust at the city gates and sings a ballad, Marthe, the governess of Marguerite, suggests the jewels must be from an admirer. Marguerite tries on the jewelry and sings her famous aria, the Jewel Song. Mephistopheles and Faust join the women in the garden and romance them. Marguerite allows Faust to kiss her, but then asks him to go away. She sings at her window for him to return and Faust, listening, returns to her.
In the following Act IV, in Marguerite's room, impregnated and abandoned by Faust, Marguerite gives birth and is a social out casted. When Marguerite tries to pray, she is stopped by Mephistopheles and then by a choir of devils. She finishes her prayer, but faints when she is cursed again by Mephistopheles. At this time Valentin returns and asks who debauched his sister. Faust and Valentin dual and Valentin is killed. While dying he condemns Marguerite to Hell. Act V is set in the Harz mountains on Walpurgisnacht. There Mephistopheles ans Faust are surrounded by witches. Faust is transported to a cave of queens and courtesans and there is a feast held. Faust sees the vision of Marguerite and asks for her. With the help of Mephistopheles, Faust enters into the prison where Marguerite is being held for killing her child. Mephistopheles return asking Faust to hurry, and Marguerite recognizes him as the devil. She calls for divine protection as Faust urges her to hurry away with him and Mephistopheles tells them both that the time is running out. Marguerite listens to neither of them and sings an invocation to angels. At the end she hallucinates that Faust's hands are covered with blood, repulses him and faints, while Mephistopheles cries that Faust has been judged. Faust prays as Marguerite's soul rises to heaven.
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Act III takes place in Marguerite's garden, where Siebel has left a bouquet for Marguerite. Faust sends Mephistopheles to search a gift for Marguerite and sing a cavatina Salut, demeure chaste et pure about nature. Mephistopheles returns with a trunk of jewels. Marguerite enters, pondering her encounter with Faust at the city gates and sings a ballad, Marthe, the governess of Marguerite, suggests the jewels must be from an admirer. Marguerite tries on the jewelry and sings her famous aria, the Jewel Song. Mephistopheles and Faust join the women in the garden and romance them. Marguerite allows Faust to kiss her, but then asks him to go away. She sings at her window for him to return and Faust, listening, returns to her. 
