The Damnation of Faust
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The Damnation of Faust (French: La damnation de Faust) is a work for orchestra, voices, and chorus written by Hector Berlioz (he called it a "légende dramatique").
The libretto was adapted by Berlioz from Goethe's Faust. It was first performed in Paris in 1846.
The Damnation of Faust is performed regularly in concert halls and occasionally staged as an opera.
There are a number of recordings of it. Three sections of it, the Marche Hongroisse (Hungarian March), Ballet des sylphes, and Menuet des folles are sometimes extracted and performed as "Three Orchestral Pieces from La Damnation de Faust."
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