A radiant Werther in Budapest

Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens and György Vashegyi

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 24 February 2023

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“an impassioned, sensitively phrased Letter Scene, lending her Charlotte an air of tragic dignity”

Reviewed at Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest on 22 February 2023

Massenet, Werther (Concert performance)

György Vashegyi, Conductor

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir School Children's Choir

Tassis Christoyannis, Werther

Véronique Gens, Charlotte

Hélène Carpentier, Sophie

Thomas Dolié, Albert

Matthieu Lécroart, Le Bailli

Artavazd Sargsyan, Schmidt

Laurent Deleuil, Johann

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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.