The Metropolitan Opera: Werther (2014)
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, the object of Werther’s passionate affection that will lead to tragedy. Lisette Oropesa as Sophie, David Bižić as Albert, and Jonathan Summers as Le Bailli co-star. Richard Eyre’s atmospheric production is conducted by rising maestro Alain Altinoglu.
Released: Mar 15, 2014
Runtime: 142 minutes
Stars: Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, Lisette Oropesa, David Bizic, Jonathan Summers
Crew: Alain Altinoglu (Conductor), Jules Massenet (Original Music Composer), Gary Halvorson (Director), Paul Milliet (Writer), Edouard Blau (Writer), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Original Story)
