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The Metropolitan Opera: Werther (2014)
Directed by Gary Halvorson
Overview
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings aching intensity and vocal charisma to the tortured title hero of Massenet’s Goethe adaptation. Sophie Koch, in her Met debut, is an appealing and elegant Charlotte, the object of Werther’s passionate affection that will lead to tragedy. Lisette Oropesa as Sophie, David Bižić as Albert, and Jonathan Summers as Le Bailli co-star. Richard Eyre’s atmospheric production is conducted by rising maestro Alain Altinoglu.
Length 142 minutes
Actors
Jonas Kaufmann | Sophie Koch | Lisette Oropesa | David Bizic | Jonathan Summers