Werther by Massenet, Mi. 09 Feb. 2022, Ab (2022/2022), Unter der Regie von Romain Gilbert, Dirigat Pierre Dumoussaud, Auditorium, Bordeaux, Frankreich

An absolute masterpiece of the French lyric repertoire, Massenet's flagship work and the last flame of musical romanticism in its twilight, Werther has never ceased to fascinate since its creation in Vienna in 1892, the composer having learned how to draw from Goethe's dramatic monument a heartbreaking opera. Event of this new production directed by Romain Gilbert: the taking of the role of Benjamin Bernheim (extraordinary Des Grieux in Manon in April 2019) who will play the eponymous hero for the first time on stage. It is Michèle Losier who, in the guise of Charlotte, will give him the reply with her bewitching timbre. All under the passionate baton of Pierre Dumoussaud, familiar with ONBA