Cast
Paolo Trevisi — Stage director
Ferruccio Villagrossi — Stage design
Alfredo Kraus — Werther
Ileana Cotrubas — Charlotte
Elsa Saque — Sophie
Jorge Vaz de Carvalho — Albert
José de Freitas — Bailio
Chorus and orchestra of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Gianpaolo Sanzogno — Conductor
Program notes
In this superb documentary by Bernhard Sinkel, we have the opportunity to watch as one of opera's most beloved works comes to life courtesy of the late, great Spanish tenor Alfredo Kraus. Go behind the scenes at Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon as the magic of Massenet’s Werther is revealed! Come discover the many secrets of this timeless opera—inspired by Goethe’s novel—with some of the greatest operatic personalities of all time.
