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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:basedOn
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gptkb:Faust_by_Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Méphistophélès
gptkb:Marthe
gptkb:Siébel
gptkb:Marguerite
gptkb:Faust
gptkb:Valentin
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Charles_Gounod
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gptkbp:duration
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about 3 hours
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gptkbp:firstPerformed
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gptkb:Adolphe_Deloffre
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gptkbp:genre
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grand opera
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gptkbp:hasChorus
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mixed chorus
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gounod's Faust (opera)
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Jules_Barbier
gptkb:Michel_Carré
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gptkbp:notableAria
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gptkb:Jewel_Song
gptkb:Le_veau_d'or
gptkb:Salut!_demeure_chaste_et_pure
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Libretto is a loose adaptation of Goethe's Faust Part I
Also known as 'Faust et Marguerite'
Contains ballet music in Act 5
Faust is a tenor role
Features a famous 'Soldiers' Chorus'
First performed at the Paris Opéra in 1869
Frequently performed in translation
Frequently staged worldwide
Has influenced other composers and works
Marguerite is a soprano role
Marthe is a mezzo-soprano role
Méphistophélès is a bass role
One of the most frequently performed French operas
Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries
Siébel is a mezzo-soprano (trouser role)
Valentin is a baritone role
Marguerite's 'Jewel Song' is a popular soprano aria
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gptkbp:notableProduction
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gptkb:Royal_Opera_House,_London
gptkb:Opéra_National_de_Paris
gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera,_New_York
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gptkbp:notableRecording
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gptkb:1953_Decca_recording_(Solti,_Tebaldi,_di_Stefano,_Siepi)
gptkb:1973_EMI_recording_(Prêtre,_Gedda,_Freni,_Ghiaurov)
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gptkbp:numberOfActs
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5
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gptkbp:orchestration
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full orchestra
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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1859-03-19
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:Théâtre_Lyrique,_Paris
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Choudens
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gptkbp:setInPeriod
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16th century
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Faust_legend
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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