Name: Werther
Start: 1999-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1999-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro Real

Organization

Zanger

María José Moreno

No role specified

Alfredo Kraus

Carmen Oprisanu

Enrique Baquerizo

Jean-Philippe Courtis

José Ruiz

Miguel López Galindo

Dirigent

Julius Rudel

Regisseur

Nicolas Joël

Teatro Real de Madrid

Werther

Madrid

Spanje

Teatro Real

Massenet compiled in an exemplary way the resources that help define the genre drame lyrique in the four-act Werther. The use of well-known storylines, in this case Goethe’s novel published in 1774, was the starting point of a repertoire that was not based as much on the creation of clearly-established characters between whom dramatic relationships develop but on verismo, craftily drawing upon prior images conjured by the story’s episodes or by illustrations, where musical values strictly predominated over theatrical values. The romantic despair of Goethe’s hero, with an impossible love leading to his suicide, is softened in the libretto by Blau, Milliet and Hartmann, confined to the everyday life and sentimental boundaries of the bourgeoisie.

Massenet recreates this setting admirably. The singing is perfectly adapted to the peculiar nature and accents of the French language, delivering its discourse with complete naturalness, the melody flowing softly without harmonic complexity, with careful and clear timbre providing restrained expression in line with the character’s feelings, which are also linked to a variety of motifs, on which the work progresses. Charlotte’s grand scene at the start of Act III stands out alongside the excellence and mastery of the protagonist’s arias, such as “Pourquoi me réveiller”.

Werther Massenet

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Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choreograaf

Chorus Director

Componist

Danser

Dramaturg

Extra

Geluidsontwerper

Haar stylist

Illustrator

Koor

Koor meester

Kostuum ontwerper

Librettist

Licht ontwerper

Orchestra Operations

Orkest

Other

Photographer

Poet

Répétiteur

Set designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Uitvoerend producent

Vertaler

Video ontwerper

Visagist

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Soprano

Tenor

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Werther by Massenet, zo. 25 jul 1999, Van (1999/1999), Geregisseerd door Nicolas Joël,, Dirigent Julius Rudel, Teatro Real, Madrid, Spanje

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