Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust is a musical thrill-ride – an operatic tour-de-force that throws all of music’s capacity at one simple question: what is the price of the human soul? La damnation de Faust is on stage until 10 July and there is limited ticket availability, book now: https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/la-damnation-de-faust/ | Glyndebourne

4.5K views · 408 reactions | [ON THIS DAY]  Did you know that in 1846, when Berlioz premiered his "La Damnation de Faust" in France, the opera did not meet critical acclaim? The piece had its first French successful performance in 1877! Enjoy a snippet of Vesselina Kasarova’s performance of D’amour l’ardente flamme.  https://bit.ly/3RuybRq | medici.tv | Facebook