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Work: Werther

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ComposerMassenet, Jules (1842-1912)
PeriodRomantic
LibrettistÉdouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann
Year1892
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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ParisWertherNew production

Opéra national de Paris
Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, 2027 Feb 08, 11, 14 mat, 17, 20, 22, 25, Mar 02, 06, 09, 12
Massenet: Werther
Nathalie Stutzmann; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Radu Boruzescu; Luis F Carvalho; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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MunichWertherNew production

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Nationaltheater, 2027 May 15, 18, 22, 26, 29
Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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MunichWertherNew production

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Nationaltheater, Tue 29 Jun at 19:00
Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Werther revived at San Carlo: an anatomy of emotional isolation

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Lorenzo Fiorito, 26 May

Willy Decker’s psychologically intense Werther returns to the Teatro di San Carlo with a deeply human interpretation by Francesco Demuro and refined conducting by Lorenzo Passerini.

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Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

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John Gilks, 07 May
Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century. 
***11
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Implacable Werther at Opéra-Comique from Pichon and Huffman

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Romain Daroles, 19 Jan
Tight orchestral playing, minimalist stage design: the conductor and director are perfectly in tune with each other, transforming Massenet's work into an intimate and timeless drama.
****1
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ParisWertherNew production

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On demand from Opéra Comique, Paris, Until 22 Jul 23:59
Massenet: Werther
Raphaël Pichon; Ted Huffman; Opéra-Comique; Astrid Klein; Bertrand Couderc; Ensemble Pygmalion; Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique
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Pure agilità: Aya Wakizono returns to Tokyo

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Nahoko Gotoh, 13 Mar
The Japanese mezzo soprano is returning to the New National Theatre, Tokyo for her role debut in Massenet’s Werther. We talk about her love for Rossini, and expansions into later Romantic opera.
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