Werther's middle-class dream in Bologna

By Renato Verga, 17 December 2016

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“Juan Diego Flórez... impeccable phrasing... faultless high notes”

Reviewed at Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Bologna on 15 December 2016

Massenet, Werther

Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Michele Mariotti, Conductor

Rosetta Cucchi, Director

Tiziano Santi, Set Designer

Juan Diego Flórez, Werther

Isabel Leonard, Charlotte

Jean-François Lapointe, Albert

Ruth Iniesta, Sophie

Alessandro Luciano, Schmidt

Lorenzo Malagola-Barbieri, Johann

Luca Gallo, Le Bailli

Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.

Werther's middle-class dream in Rosetta Cucchi's Bologna staging