Queye TV Werther
Music
Werther
2005
2:24
★ 0
The production was the Vienna State Opera debut for the young Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan – the Argentinian tenor Marcelo Álvarez, took the title role. His Charlotte on this occasion was the young Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča. Her performances have been enthusiastically received and she has already been labelled as the new mezzo wonder. Staged by internationally sought-after Rumanian director, Andrei Serban, the apparently sentimental love story – normally presented in 18th century period costumes - reveals a study of personal relationships and a close observation of a woman, who comes of age too late. Serban’s aim was to rid the opera of the unjustified reputation of banality that clings to it despite its underlying tragic mood. By setting the production in the stiff, claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town in the 1950s, he aimed to make the audience more aware of its deeper levels of self-denial.

Cast

Marcelo Álvarez

Werther

Elīna Garanča

Charlotte

Adrian Eröd

Albert

Ileana Tonca

Sophie

Alfred Šramek

Le Bailli

Peter Jelosits

Schmidt

Marcus Pelz

Johann

Clemens Unterreiner

Brühlmann

Maria Gusenleitner

Käthchen

Philippe Jordan

Self - Conductor

Crew

Andrei Serban

Director

Paul Milliet

Writer

Edouard Blau

Writer

Jules Massenet

Original Music Composer

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