A devilish deal 😈 Disillusioned with life, the aged philosopher Faust calls upon Satan to help him. The devil Méphistophélès appears and strikes a bargain with the philosopher: Faust can have youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite, but only in exchange for his soul. Gounod’s opera Faust premiered on this day in Paris in 1859, and was one of the world’s most popular operas from the 1860s to World War II Immerse yourself in the decadence and elegance of 1870s Paris in David McVicar’s spec

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