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Faust 1
Opera

Faust

October 30 at 7:30pm

Theater District, Houston

😈Based on Goethe's play: scholar trades soul for youth
🎭Wortham Theater Center, home of Houston Grand Opera
👗Dress up a little, opening-night energy

A scholar sells his soul for youth and love, and the Devil collects. Gounod's Faust delivers grand arias, a seductive Méphistophélès, and one of opera's juiciest bargains.

Gounod's Faust
Devil's bargain
Grand opera staging
Classic French opera

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  • Devil's bargain
  • Grand opera staging
  • Classic French opera
  • Theater District
  • Houston

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