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Werther (2006)

Jules Massenet

Oper

Oper

Werther (2006)

Composer Jules Massenet. Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet, Georges Hartmann based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethes novel "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers".

Drama lyrique in four acts

In French with German surtitles.

Duration est. 3 hours 25 minutes

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The most famous suicide in world literature as a grand French opera: Werther loves Charlotte, she marries Albert. The passionate, torn Werther despairs and – shoots himself. Goethe’s novel Die Leiden des jungen Werther (The Sorrows of Young Werther) once set off a wave of suicides among young lovers. Jules Massenet’s opera has less of a suicidal effect on its audience – the work established itself as one of the most beautiful at the Grande Opéra. Great duet scenes between the lovesick tenor and his adored Charlotte: pure loveliness, sensuous musical intoxication. Opera that stirs the heart. Emotions that move the soul!

Cast

  • Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Children's chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper