Werther by Massenet, Sâm 08 Sept. 2018, De la (2018/2018), Dirijor John Nelson, Historische Stadthalle, Wuppertal, Germany

A real literary opera: Goethe's worldwide success in a French stage adaptation. The poet Werther falls in love with Charlotte, who is already married to Albert. Charlotte is very troubled, she also secretly loves Werther and they get closer, which she then stops. Werther takes his own life out of desperation, while dying Charlotte comes to him one last time to confess her love to him after all. Jules Massenet was the most successful opera composer in France at the end of the 19th century. He was particularly successful with exotic subjects and was particularly celebrated as a great melodist. An exception in terms of content is his ›Werther‹, an adaptation of Goethe's epistolary novel. The Paris Opéra Comique rejected the work as too dark, so the very successful premiere took place in Vienna. Starring Sangmin Jeon as Werther and 2017 Cardiff Singer of the World winner Catriona Morison as Charlotte. The premiere of Massenet's masterpiece is also the opening of the opera season and the season of the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra.