The Metropolitan Opera: Werther (2014)
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.
Directors: Gary Halvorson, Richard Eyre.
https://www.metopera.org/Season/On-Demand/opera/?upc=811357017296
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Jonas Kaufmann as Werther |
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Sophie Koch as Charlotte |
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David Bizic as Albert |
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Lisette Oropesa as Sophie |
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Jonathan Summers as Le Bailliff |
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Tony Stevenson as Schmidt |
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Philip Cokorinos as Johann |
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Maya Lahyani as Käthchen |
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Christopher Job as Brühlmann |
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Alain Altinoglu as Self - Conductor |
| Sound | Alain Altinoglu | Conductor |
| Sound | Jules Massenet | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
| Writing | Edouard Blau | Writer |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Writing | Paul Milliet | Writer |
| Writing | Georges Hartmann | Writer |
| Crew | Sara Erde | Choreographer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Richard Eyre | Stage Director |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Writing | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Original Story |
| Lighting | Peter Mumford | Lighting Design |
| Art | Rob Howell | Set Designer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rob Howell | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Richard Eyre | Director |