Faust

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The October 1942 production of Faust at the Opéra de Tours was presented as a grand opera in five acts and nine tableaux. Under the musical direction of Paul Flon, the staging notably integrated full ballet sequences, a hallmark of the French grand opera tradition for this work. The choreographic elements were designed by André Marco and executed by the Ballet du Théâtre. Unlike the preceding season's production in March 1942, which explicitly credited Paul Cervières with the mise en scène (stage direction), the archival records for this October 1942 revival do not list a specific stage director. The production relied on the combined forces of the Orchestre du Théâtre de Tours, the Choeurs du Théâtre, and the Ballet du Théâtre to deliver the monumental scale required by Gounod's score.