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Willy Decker’s classic Werther revived at San Carlo: an anatomy of emotional isolation

Caterina Piva (Charlotte) and Francesco Demuro (Werther)
© Luciano Romano
Francesco Demuro (Werther)
© Luciano Romano
Caterina Piva (Charlotte Piva)
© Luciano Romano
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“not the conventional portrait of a Romantic hero, but the anatomy of emotional isolation itself”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 26 May 2026
Massenet, Werther
Teatro di San Carlo
Lorenzo Passerini, Conductor
Willy Decker, Director
Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Joachim Klein, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Francesco Demuro, Werther
Caterina Piva, Charlotte
Désirée Giove, Sophie
Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Albert
Sergio Vitale, Le Bailli
Roberto Covatta, Schmidt
Maurizio Bove, Johann
Sabrina Vitolo, Käthchen
Vasco Maria Vagnoli, Brühlmann
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