1944 Death Max Brand, Frederick Schiller Faust, western author, dies 1927 Event 1st national opera broadcast from a U.S. opera house (Faust, Chicago) 1925 Birthday Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Zehlendorf Germany, baritone, Doktor Faust 1884 Birthday Emil Jannings, born in Germany, actor, Faust, Passion, Blue Angel 1883 Event Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust) 1873 Birthday Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor, Faust 1859 Death Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist and composer (Faust), dies at 75 1859 Death Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75 1859 Event Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris 1848 Event Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan 1846 Event Hector Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust," premieres 1846 Event Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) 1829 Event Johann von Goethe's "Faust, Part 1," premieres 1818 Birthday Charles Francois Gounod, born in Paris, France, opera composer, Faust 1802 Birthday Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet, Faust, Die Albigenser 1784 Birthday Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, born in Germany, violin virtuoso and composer, Faust 1749 Birthday Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher, Faust
