Fausto (opera)
1831 opera by Louise Bertin
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Fausto is an 1831 opera by French composer Louise Bertin.[1] It premiered at the Théâtre-Italien Paris 7 March 1831, and ran for three performances.[2]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 7 February 1831 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
