A Faust Symphony in three character pictures, was written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and was inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's drama, "Faust", a tragic play in how many parts?
Faust Symphony A Faust Symphony in three character pictures (German: "Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern" ), S.108, or simply the "Faust Symphony", was written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and was inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's drama, "Faust". The symphony was premiered in Weimar on September 5, 1857, for the inauguration of the Goethe–Schiller Monument there.
Elisabeth (musical) Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (VBW), with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I. It has been translated into seven languages and seen by over ten million spectators worldwide, making it the most successful German-language musical of all time.