Organization

Conductor

Conductor (+2)

Alain Altinoglu

Stage director

Stage director (+4)

Christof Loy

Set designer

Set designer (+3)

Johannes Leiacker

Costume designer

Robby Duiveman

Lighting designer

Roland Edrich

Tenor (+5)

Benjamin Bernheim

Werther

Mezzo-soprano (+5)

Victoria Karkacheva

Charlotte

Soprano (+1)

Francesca Pia Vitale

Sophie

Baritone (+4)

Jean-Sébastien Bou

Albert

Baritone (+3)

Armando Noguera

The bailiff

Tenor (+4)

Rodolphe Briand

Schmidt

Baritone (+2)

Enric Martínez-Castignani

Johann

Assistant Stage Director

Silvia Aurea De Stefano

Teatro alla Scala

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala

Elisa Verzier

Kathchen

Tenor

Pierluigi D'Aloia

Bruhlmann

Chorus

Children's Choir of Accademia Teatro alla Scala

Child vocalist

Niccolò Vittorio Villa

Fritz

Maya Caiazza

Alessandro Malgeri

Matteo Germinario

Alberto Tibaldi

Hans

Theodore Chkareuli

Lorenzo De Gaspari

Karl

Alessandro De Gaspari

Sofia Dazio

Gretel

Allegra Maifredi

Child vocalist (+1)

Cecilia Menegatti

Clara

Vittoria Montano

In some ways, the translation of Goethe’s novel into music by Jules Massenet in 1887 represents an almost miraculous recreation of settings and atmospheres; it is also a formidable vehicle for showcasing the tenor’s art. Thus, it’s no surprise that the last performance of the opera at La Scala, in 1980, had Georges Prêtre on the podium and Alfredo Kraus on stage. The new La Scala production is an occasion for the house debuts of a conductor and a director among the most prominent on the European scene. Alain Altinoglu, Musical Director of the Monnaie of Brussels, is a regular guest of orchestras such as the Wiener and the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Concertgebouw, while Christof Loy’s intelligence, taste, and theatrical intuition have taken him to the world’s preeminent theatres and festivals, from Paris to London and Salzburg.

Vidjows