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The Metropolitan Opera: Werther

Gary Halvorson

2014 • 2h 22m

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, t...

The Metropolitan Opera: Werther

Cast

Jonas Kaufmann

Jonas KaufmannWerther

Sophie Koch

Sophie KochCharlotte

Lisette Oropesa

Lisette OropesaSophie

David Bizic

David BizicAlbert

Jonathan Summers

Jonathan SummersLe Bailli

Crew

Jules Massenet

Jules MassenetOriginal Music Composer

Gary Halvorson

Gary HalvorsonDirector

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOriginal Story

Rob Howell

Rob HowellSet Designer

Jay David Saks

Jay David SaksMusic Producer

Richard Eyre

Richard EyreStage Director

Peter Gelb

Peter GelbExecutive Producer

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