Film
Massenet: Werther
2018 · 2h 18m · Music
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Overview
Forbidden love, wrongdoings and anguish: the Opernhaus Zürich ventures into late nineteenth-century French romanticism with Werther by Jules Massenet. A loose adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethes epistolary novel 'The Sorrows of Young Werther', the opera is conducted by Germanys Cornelius Meister. It tells the story of the impossible union of poet Werther to Charlotte, a woman of duty already promised to a wealthy businessman. Goethes drama is echoed in Massenets score by emotionally wide-ranging vocal parts written on a grand scale. Juan Diego Flórez is undisputedly one of the best belcanto tenors of our times and embodies a tortured and nuanced Werther. 'Its not a profane appearance of any singer it is an epiphany!' gushes the Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a rave review. At Flórezs side, Franco-British mezzo-soprano Anna Stéphany sang her role début as Charlotte. The one-room staging by Tatjana Gürbaca cleverly makes the social stranglehold of oppression tangible.
Cast
Crew
- Tatjana GürbacaDirector
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWriter
- Edouard BlauWriter
- Paul MillietWriter
- Georges HartmannWriter
- Jules MassenetOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- March 30, 2018
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Genres
- Music
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