The Metropolitan Opera: Werther
Directed by Gary Halvorson, Richard Eyre
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Sophie KochCharlotte
David BizicAlbert
Lisette OropesaSophie
Jonathan SummersLe Bailliff
Christopher JobBrühlmann
Alain AltinogluSelf - ConductorExplore the crew
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Original Music Composer
- Jules Massenet
- Writer
- Edouard Blau
- Writer
- Paul Milliet
- Writer
- Georges Hartmann
- Producer
- Louisa Briccetti
- Producer
- Victoria Warivonchik
- Director
- Richard Eyre