La Damnation de Faust
| La Damnation de Faust | |
|---|---|
| Légende dramatique by Hector Berlioz | |
Hector Berlioz | |
| English | The Damnation of Faust |
| Opus | 24 |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Goethe's Faust |
| Composed | 1845 |
| Performed | 6 December 1846 |
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La Damnation de Faust (English: The Damnation of Faust), Op. 24 is a French musical composition for four solo voices, full seven-part chorus, large children's chorus and orchestra by the French composer Hector Berlioz. He called it a légende dramatique ("dramatic legend"). It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 6 December 1846.