Round 12: Tossup 18

Lyrics describing this character’s visit to Auerbach’s cellar inspired Modest Mussorgsky’s “Song of the Flea.” Arrigo Boito’s only completed (15[1])opera is titled for this character. A set of pieces titled for this character begins with “The Dance in the Village Inn” and is based on a Nikolaus Lenau play. In a Berlioz composition titled for a “Damnation,” this character offers to take a (*) scholar on a journey. After receiving a gift from this non-title character, Marguerite sings the “Jewel Song” in Charles Gounod’s most famous opera. For 10 points, four Franz Liszt waltzes are named after what literary character to whom Faust sells his soul? ■END■

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