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Fade to black: Psychologically powerful Werther in Boston

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Reviewed at Boch Center: Shubert Theater, Boston on 16 March 2016
Massenet, Werther
Boston Lyric Opera
David Angus, Conductor
Crystal Manich, Director
John Conklin, Set Designer
Deborah Newhall, Costume Designer
Alex Richardson, Werther
Sandra Piques Eddy, Charlotte
Rachele Gilmore, Sophie
John Hancock, Albert
Jonathan Jurgens, Schmidt
David McFerrin, Johann
James Demler, Le Bailli
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