“Faust” was one of the first operas that I saw live. I was stationed at Fort Lewis and went to see the Seattle Opera production in 1972. Norman Treigle played Mephistopheles.
A dollar is a dollar and a dime is a dime
He'd sing another chorus but he hasn't got the time
The first opera I ever saw live was the opening night of the opening season of the Boston Opera Company with Sarah Caldwell conducting, in her wide, glorious splendor! Iy was as Kresge Auditorium at MIT and was a wonderful production of The Flying Dutchman..
The next one I saw was Faust, a Met Touring production at the ugly Hynes Auditorium.
That is, of course, not counting the many D’Oyly Carte productions my daddy to me to when I was a child.