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Tenor Long Long is the scholar Faust, whose pact with M\u00e9phistoph\u00e9l\u00e8s (bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen) promises to return him to the innocence of youth\u2014and the love of Marguerite. Murder and madness ensue, with demons, witches, and a chorus of celestial voices rounding out this lavish spectacle directed by Amy Lane.<\/p>\n
The cast rounds out with: Guanqun Yu (Marguerite); Szymon Mechlinski (Valentin); Alex Hetherington (Siebel); Megan Latham (Marthe).<\/p>\n
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