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| Composer | Massenet, Jules (1842-1912) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann |
| Year | 1892 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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ParisWertherNew production
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
MunichWertherNew production
Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichWertherNew production
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
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.
Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging
Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.
Implacable Werther at Opéra-Comique from Pichon and Huffman
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.
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ParisWertherNew production
Massenet: Werther
Raphaël Pichon; Ted Huffman; Opéra-Comique; Astrid Klein; Bertrand Couderc; Pygmalion; Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique
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Pure agilità: Aya Wakizono returns to Tokyo
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.