Werther - Opéra national de Paris (2016) - Werther - Opéra national de Paris (2016)

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Original production of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Nothing is more moving than this combination of pain and meditation, introspection and delirium portraying the unfortunate man contemplating himself in thought and succumbing to pain; directing his imagination towards himself; strong enough to watch himself suffer and yet incapable of bringing any relief to his tormented soul.” So wrote Madame de Stael in 1800. Fourteen years later, in De l’Allemagne, she restated her admiration for Werther and “all that Goethe’s genius could produce when he was passionate.” Even though more than a century separates the publication of the novel from the creation of Massenet’s operatic drama, the composer remains faithful to Goethe’s truly personal literary.

More information is available on the opera house's official website.

Schedule

January 04, 2016 19:30:00

January 20, 2016 19:30:00

January 23, 2016 19:30:00

January 26, 2016 19:30:00

January 29, 2016 19:30:00

February 01, 2016 19:30:00

Casting

Benoit Jacquot

Alain Lombard

Benoit Jacquot

Paul Gay

Rodolphe Briand

Lionel Lhote

Arto Sarkissian

Gemma Ni Bhriain

Piotr Beczała

Elina Garanča

Stéphane Degout

Elena Tsallagova

Work's characters list

Director

Conductor

Conductor

Le Bailli

Schmidt

Johann

Bruhlmann

Kätchen

Werther

Charlotte

Albert

Sophie

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