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Massenet’s Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

Victoria Karkacheva (Charlotte)
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Russell Thomas (Werther)
© Michael Cooper
Victoria Karkacheva (Charlotte) and Russell Thomas (Werther)
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Russell Thomas (Werther) and Gordon Bintner (Albert)
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“Victoria Karkacheva sang with great beauty and just the right amount of vulnerability”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, am 7 Mai 2026
Massenet, Werther
Canadian Opera Company
Johannes Debus, Musikalische Leitung
Alain Gauthier, Regie
Olivier Landreville, Bühnenbild
Lëilah Dufour Forget, Kostüme
Mikael Kangas, Licht
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Russell Thomas, Werther
Victoria Karkacheva, Charlotte
Simone Osborne, Sophie
Gordon Bintner, Albert
Robert Pomakov, Le Bailli
Michael Colvin, Schmidt
Alain Coulombe, Johann
Emma Pennell, Käthchen
Ben Wallace, Brühlmann
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