from Part II, scene 4 of the French opera
La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz
Libretto: Gérard de Nerval
Role: Méphistophélès, the devil
Voice Part: bass Fach: lyric bass
Setting: The banks of the Elbe
Synopsis: As Faust sleeps on the banks, Méphistophélès invokes the spirits to dance around him.