Massenet's Werther
Andrei Serban (stage director), Bertrand de Billy (conductor) — With Piotr Bezcała (Werther), Clemens Unterreiner (Albert), Gaëlle Arquez (Charlotte)...
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Cast
Andrei Serban — Stage director
Peter Pabst — Costume designer, scenography
Petra Reinhardt — Assistant costume designer
Piotr Beczała — Werther
Clemens Unterreiner — Albert
Gaëlle Arquez — Charlotte
Daniela Fally — Sophie
Hans Peter Kammerer — Le Bailli
Andrea Giovannini — Schmidt
Michael Rakotoarivony — Johann
Wiener Staatsoper Stage Orchestra
Bertrand de Billy — Conductor
Program notes
While most opera houses across Europe have to remain closed for the public for weeks to come, we are thrilled to present you a fully-staged production of a Romantic masterpiece, Massenet's dramatic Werther at the legendary Wiener Staatsoper!
The poet Werther is consumed by his passion for young Charlotte, daughter of the local magistrate—but she is engaged to his friend Albert. After several months on the road, Albert’s unexpected return will seal the tragic destiny of the troubled title character… Inspired by Goethe’s epistolary novel titled The Sorrow of Young Werther, Massenet’s operatic masterpiece returns to Vienna, the city that saw its premiere in 1892. The fabulous Bertrand de Billy leads the storied Wiener Staatsoper in a memorable performance, with Piotr Beczała—a tenor with "the kind of voice you want to hang medals on" (Opera News)—in the lead role.
Photo © Michael Poehn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Available until
Sunday, March 10, 2024