Be transported to Paris in your local cinema as The Royal Opera's 'Faust' arrives in US cinemas from May 21! | Royal Ballet And Opera

Tonight on OperaVision: Faust [Working title] from De Nationale Opera - Dutch National Opera Taking Goethe's character as its starting point, Faust [working title] is large-scale collage performance with chorus, orchestra, soloists and a wealth of music ranging from classical to lesser-known repertoire. | OperaVision

11K views · 316 reactions | 'There are very few other French operas that come close to it'  We're so excited for this evening's relay of The Royal Opera's Faust! We'll be live in 1122 cinemas around the world - will you be watching?  | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook

52K views · 475 reactions | We're very excited for Faust to open tonight on the Main Stage  Gounod's most popular opera tells the story of an aged philosopher who sells his soul to the devil  | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook

On this day in 1859, Gounod's Faust premiered! The opera tells the story of Doctor Faust, an old philosopher who makes a pact with the devil Mephistopheles in exchange for eternal youth and knowledge. Prompted by Mephistopheles, he seduces the young Marguerite. Siébel, a young man in love with Marguerite, tries to protect her. However, Marguerite ends up bearing Faust's child, only to be abandoned by him, leaving her alone and disgraced. Watch "Ainsi que la brise legère" with the Royal Opera Cho