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A wonderful tale of woe: Massenet's Werther at Grimeborn

By Charlotte Valori, 22 August 2014
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Reviewed at Arcola Theatre Studio 1, London on 20 August 2014
Programme
Massenet, Werther
Performers
Philip Voldman, Conductor
Aylin Bozok, Director
Bora Aksu, Costume Designer
Adam Tunnicliffe, Werther
Katie Bray, Charlotte
Lucy Knight, Sophie
Simon Lasker Wallfisch, Albert
Thomas Faulkner, Le Bailli
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.