The Metropolitan Opera: Werther
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jonas Kaufmann
Werther
Sophie Koch
Charlotte
Lisette Oropesa
Sophie
David Bizic
Albert
Jonathan Summers
Le Bailli
Featured Crew
Alain Altinoglu
Conductor
Jules Massenet
Original Music Composer
Gary Halvorson
Director
Edouard Blau
Writer
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Paul Milliet
Writer
Georges Hartmann
Writer
Sara Erde
Choreographer
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer
Richard Eyre
Stage Director
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Original Story
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