Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 21 May 1925 (Conductor: Fritz Busch) |
|---|---|---|
| The Poet | spoken | Erich Ponto |
| Doktor Faust | baritone | Robert Burg |
| Wagner, his famulus, later Rector magnificus |
bass | Willy Bader |
| Mephistopheles, sixth voice, a man dressed in black, a monk, a herald, court chaplain, courier, night-watchman |
tenor | Theo Strack |
| The Duke of Parma | tenor or baritone | Josef Correck |
| The Duchess of Parma | soprano | Meta Seinemeyer |
| Master of Ceremonies | bass | Adolf Schoepflin |
| The girl's brother, a soldier | tenor or baritone | Rudolf Schmalnauer |
| A lieutenant | tenor | Ludwig Eybisch |
| First student from Cracow | tenor | E. Meyerolbersleben |
| Second student from Cracow | tenor | Paul Schöffler |
| Third student from Cracow | bass | Wilhelm Moy |
| Theologian | baritone | Robert Büssel |
| Law student | baritone | Wilhelm Moy |
| Natural scientist | baritone | Heinrich Hermanns |
| First student from Wittenberg | tenor | Heinrich Tessmer |
| Second student from Wittenberg | tenor | E. Meyerolbersleben |
| Third student from Wittenberg | tenor | Ludwig Eybisch |
| Fourth student from Wittenberg | baritone | Paul Schöffler |
| Gravis, first spirit voice | bass | Heinrich Hermanns |
| Levis, second spirit voice | bass | Robert Büssel |
| Asmodus, third spirit voice | baritone | Paul Schöffler |
| Beelzebuth, fourth spirit voice | tenor | Heinrich Kuppinger |
| Megäros, fifth spirit voice | tenor | Ludwig Eybisch |
| Voices from on high | soprano soprano alto alto tenor tenor bass bass |
Erna Berger Irmgard Quitzow Adelma von Tinty Elfriede Haberkorn Ludwig Eybisch E. Meyerolbersleben Paul Schöffler Heinrich Hermanns |
| Chorus: churchgoers, spirit voices, soldiers, courtiers, Catholic and Lutheran students, huntsmen, peasants; Dancers: fencing pages |
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