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Lyric Opera: Charles Gounod's Faust

Pierre-Auguste Lamy (1827–1880), lithographer; Charles-Antoine Cambon (1802–1875) and Joseph Thierry (1811–1866), set designers
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Margeurite's garden in Act 3 of the opera Faust by Gounod as presented in the original production at the Théâtre Lyrique on 19 March 1859.";

Airs Saturday, August 18, 2018, at 12 noon. This week we present the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a production of Charles Gounod's Faust starring Benjamin Bernheim in the title role along with Ailyn Pérez as Marguerite, Christian Van Horn as Méphistophélès, and Edward Parks as Valentin. Emmanuel Villaume conducts the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this production.