Mefistofele
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Mefistofele is an Italian opera in a prologue and five acts, later reduced to four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera with music by the Italian composer-librettist Arrigo Boito. It is an a
Set design for the Prologue in Heaven, by Carlo Ferrario, 1881
Gate and ramparts of Frankfurt am Main, sketch for act 1, scene 1 (Ferrario)
Set design for act 1, scene 2 (Ferario)
Marta's garden for act 2, scene 1 (Ferrario)
Mephistopheles
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Mephistopheles, also known as Mephostophilis or Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore, originating as the chief devil in the Faust legend. He has since become a stock character appearing in
Mefistofele
…Mason for the Moldovan soprano Olga Busuioc who was an original cast member for the production. A heavenly chorus of angels praises God the Creator. Mephistopheles (Mefistofele) scornfully declares that he can win the soul of Faust. His challenge is accepted by the Forces of Good. Scene 1, Easter Sunday…
Mephistopheles by Paul Mathey, 1888
Mephistopheles flying over Wittenberg, in a lithograph by Eugène Delacroix
MEPHISTO_PHILES in the 1527 Praxis Magia Faustiana, attributed to Faust
Engraving of Faust's pact with Mephisto, by Adolf Gnauth (circa 1840)