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Faust's Ghost

YEAR
2013
PLACE
Victoria
SOURCE
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Faust's Ghost

Faust's Ghost In 1888, Federici, the singer playing the part of Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust, died on stage while descending into hell. And his ghost has haunted Melbourne's Princess Theatre ever since. So, is it foolhardy to make a bargain with the devil, or should Faust go to heaven in the en…

Record ID
3,997
Year
2,013
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Index status
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Record ID
3997
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Publication
ABC; ABC
Published
2013-03-03
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
ghost
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Princess Theatre Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
State or territory
VIC
Source voice
Place First Public Media Record
Publicness
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Faust's Ghost In 1888, Federici, the singer playing the part of Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust, died on stage while descending into hell. And his ghost has haunted Melbourne's Princess Theatre ever since. So, is it foolhardy to make a bargain with the devil, or should Faust go to heaven in the end? Would that relieve the ghost of its anxious haunting? In 1888, Federici, the singer playing the part of Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust, died on stage while descending into hell. And his ghost has haunted Melbourne's Princess Theatre ever since. So, is it foolhardy to make a bargain with the devil, or should Faust go to heaven in the end? Would that relieve the ghost of its anxious haunting? This is story ab

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