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Werther

National Theatre (Národní divadlo)Ostrovní 1, Praha 1, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 11000, Czech Republic
Dates/times in Prague time zone
Friday 12 June 202619:00
Thursday 18 June 202619:00
Wednesday 24 June 202619:00
Tuesday 30 June 202619:00
Performers
Prague National Theatre Opera
Sébastien RoulandConductor
Willy DeckerDirector
Wolfgang GussmannSet Designer, Costume Designer
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Beno BlachutDramaturgy
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir
Jiří ChválaChoirmaster / chorus director
Alejandro Del AngelTenorWerther
Kyungho KimTenorWerther
Arnheiður EiríksdóttirMezzo-sopranoCharlotte
Ekaterina KrovatevaSopranoSophie
Pavol KubáňBaritoneAlbert
Zdeněk PlechBassLe Bailli
Raman HasymauTenorSchmidt
Peter MalýTenorSchmidt2026 Jun 12, 18, 24, 30
Pavel ŠvingrBassJohann
Jan HnykBassJohann2026 Jun 12, 18, 24, 30

Soon after its publication, Goethe’s 1774 epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther became a cult book. The work is a seminal text of the German proto-Romantic literary movement known as Sturm und Drang, whose adherents placed emphasis on human emotionality as the answer to the detached rationalism of the Enlightenment era. Linking up to his teacher Thomas and his colleague Gounod, the compositional style of Massenet’s opera is primarily noted for abundant distinct melody and colourful orchestration, inspired in part by Richard Wagner. The evocative musical idiom serves to underline a story replete with passions the protagonists fail to satisfy.

Massenet's Werther is one of the most acclaimed French operas. The currently revived production received its premiere on 14 January 1996 at the Het Muziektheater (Nederlandse Opera) in Amsterdam and after several stagings in other European opera houses also on 7 June 2018 at the National Theatre in Prague.

Suitable for audience from 12 years.

Reviews of Werther directed by Willy Decker

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