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World Service,03 Jan 1991,27 mins

The Faust story

Meridian

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A review of the latest interpretation of Faust, an opera. The Devil comes to claim his due, which is Faust's soul. The programme looks at Charles Gounod's five act opera about the famous story. It is to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre from Carre's play, which was based on Goethe's Faust part one.

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