October 21, 2008

This past weekend, WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio broadcast live Opera Carolina's opening night performance of Faust. Loosely based on Goethe's play, Charles Gounod's opera retains a strong focus on the seduction tragedy. Listen here to what Burkhard Henke has to say about Goethe's treatment of Gretchen and the origin of the Faust myth.

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Posted By: Burkhard Henke