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An implacable Werther at the Opéra-Comique from Raphaël Pichon and Ted Huffman

Pene Pati (Werther) and Adèle Charvet (Charlotte)
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
Werther at the Opéra-Comique
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
Pene Pati (Werther) and Adèle Charvet (Charlotte)
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
Werther at the Opéra-Comique
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
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“seldom have we heard the libretto so clearly”
Reviewed at Opéra Comique, Paris on 19 January 2026
Massenet, Werther
Raphaël Pichon, Conductor
Ted Huffman, Director, Set Designer
Astrid Klein, Costume Designer
Bertrand Couderc, Lighting Designer
Ensemble Pygmalion
Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique
Pene Pati, Werther
Adèle Charvet, Charlotte
John Chest, Albert
Julie Roset, Sophie
Carl Ghazarossian, Schmidt
Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Johann
Christian Immler, Le Bailli
Flore Royer, Käthchen
Paul-Louis Barlet, Brühlmann
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