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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)
© Michael Cooper
Russell Thomas (Werther) and Gordon Bintner (Albert)
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“Victoria Karkacheva sang with great beauty and just the right amount of vulnerability”
Critique faite à Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, le 7 mai 2026
Massenet, Werther
Canadian Opera Company
Johannes Debus, Direction
Alain Gauthier, Mise en scène
Olivier Landreville, Décors
Lëilah Dufour Forget, Costumes
Mikael Kangas, Lumières
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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