Werther 2004-01-10
Metropolitan Opera House (matinee performance), New York, NY

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Comment
Jules Massenet (1842-1912) – Werther (1885/92), drame lyrique in 4 Acts
Libretto: Edouard Blau/Paul Milliet/Georges Hartmann after Goethes "Die Leiden des jungen Werther"


World-premiere (in German): February 16, 1892, Vienna, Hofoper
Premiere (French version): January 16, 1893, Paris, Opéra-Comique
USA premiere: March 29, 1894, Chicago, IL
Metropolitan Opera premiere: April 19, 1894

Cast:
Charlotte – Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Sophie – Lyubov Petrova (soprano)
Werther – Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Albert – Christopher Schaldenbrand (baritone)
Le Bailli (Bailiff) – Paul Plishka (bass)
Schmidt – Ronald Naldi (tenor)
Johann – LeRoy Lehr (bass)
Brühlmann – Robert Maher (bass)
Kätchen – Alexandra Newland (alto)

Choir & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera – Jacques Lacombe

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