Jules Barbier and Michel Carré adapted Goethe for Gounod’s opera: the aged scholar Faust bargains with Mephistopheles for youth and the love of Marguerite, whose brother Valentin stands in the way. This edition gives a summary of the action and the full English text of all five acts, followed by the original French.
A handy companion for opera-goers following one of the most performed operas of the nineteenth century. Download the free EPUB.