Name: The Metropolitan Opera: Werther
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 2014-03-15
Duration: 2 h 22 min
Cast: Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, David Bizic, Lisette Oropesa, Jonathan Summers

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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.

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Directed by: Gary Halvorson, Richard Eyre
Written by: Paul Milliet, Georges Hartmann, Edouard Blau
Produced by: Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik
Music by: Jules Massenet

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March 15, 2014 · 2 h 22 min · Music, Drama

Released: March 15, 2014
Runtime: 2 h 22 min
Genres: Music, Drama
Original language: English
Also spoken: French
Made in: United States

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