The 'baritone' Werther: why awaken him?

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24/05/2024

Werther is one of those works that came into their own after a difficult start. Rejected by the Opéra-Comique and initially presented at the Vienna Court Opera, far from its native soil, this jewel of French opera went on to become one of the most frequently performed scores in France and abroad. So much so that, by 2023, there were more than twenty complete recordings, mainly in French, but also in Russian, Italian and English, spanning the period from 1931 (with Ninon Vallin and Georges Thill) to 2023.

CD-Book Jules Massenet. Werther (2024). Translation: Charles Johnston.