Who composed the music for Faust?
Q: Who composed the music for Faust?
A: Charles Gounod composed the music for Faust.
Q: Who were the French librettists for Faust?
A: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré were the French librettists for Faust.
Q: On what was the libretto based?
A: The libretto was based on Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, which was in turn based on the first part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.
Q: When was Faust first performed and where?
A: Faust was first performed at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris on 19 March 1859.
Q: Was Faust well received at its premiere?
A: Yes, Faust was well received at its premiere.
Q: What is significant about Faust in terms of its popularity and performance history?
A: Faust was one of the most popular operas of the 19th century and the first opera to be performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in October 1883. It is an expensive opera to perform because of its large cast and many sets and costumes, and productions of the opera have declined since 1950.
Q: Despite its cost and declining popularity, is Faust still performed?
A: Yes, despite its cost, Faust is still performed and is number 35 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.
