About the Show
French romantic opera. Set in Germany, it tells the simple story of Werther and his unfulfilled love for Charlotte, whose promise to marry someone else must be kept. Familiar themes of self-sacrifice are here, along with forgiveness, humility and the inevitable, yet still deeply tragic, conclusion. From the opening of the opera when we first meet the six children of Charlotte’s family as they sing carols, to the unbearably sad ending.
Sung in French with English surtitles.
Cast
Juan Diego Florez
Werther
Jacques Imbrailo
Albert
Isabel Leonard
Charlotte
Heather Engebretson
Sophie
Alastair Miles
The Bailli
Vincent Ordonneau
Schmidt
Michael Mofidian
Johann
Stephanie Wake-Edwards
Kathchen
ByeongMin Gil
Bruhlmann
Creatives
Massenet
Author
Edouard Blau
Lyrics
Paul Milliet
Lyrics
Opera National de Paris
Producer
Royal Opera
Producer
Edward Gardner
Conductor
Benoit Jacquot
Director
Charles Edwards
Design
Christian Gasc
Costume
Charles Edwards
Lighting
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