Fausto (opera) explained

Fausto is an 1831 opera by Louise Bertin.^[1] It premiered at the Théâtre-Italien Paris 7 March 1831, and ran for three performances.^[2]

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, 7 February 1831
Fausto	tenor (originally contralto)	Domenico Donzelli
Margarita	soprano	Henriette Méric-Lalande
Mefistofele	bass or baritone	Vincenzo-Felice Santini
Catarina	contralto or mezzo-soprano	Marianna Rossi
Valentino	tenor	Marco Bordogni
Wagner	bass-baritone	Lodovico Graziani
Marta	mezzo-soprano
A witch	contralto	Clorinda Corradi
A town crier	bass-baritone
Chorus: Angels, demons, townsfolk

Notes and References

1. Goethe and Zelter: Musical Dialogues Lorraine Byrne Bodley · 2017 "... The opera Fausto by Louise Angélique Bertin, which was performed in the Parisian Théâtre Italien on 7 March 1831; the libretto, which had been written in Italian verse in 1830, was performed in French translation without any"
2. https://www.diapasonmag.fr/critiques/au-theatre-des-champs-elysees-fausto-sort-dun-long-silence-38480.html#item=1 Au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Fausto sort d’un long silence 21 6 2023