Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings aching intensity and vocal charisma to the tortured title hero of Massenet’s Goethe adaptation. Sophie Koch, in her Met debut, is an appealing and elegant Charlotte, the object of Werther’s passionate affection that will lead to tragedy. Lisette Oropesa as Sophie, David Bižić as Albert, and Jonathan Summers as Le Bailli co-star. Richard Eyre’s atmospheric production is conducted by rising maestro Alain Altinoglu.
Sound | Alain Altinoglu | Conductor |
Sound | Jules Massenet | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
Writing | Edouard Blau | Writer |
Costume & Make-Up | Rob Howell | Costume Designer |
Writing | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Original Story |
Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
Writing | Paul Milliet | Writer |
Art | Rob Howell | Set Designer |
Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
Writing | Georges Hartmann | Writer |
Directing | Richard Eyre | Stage Director |
Crew | Sara Erde | Choreographer |
Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
Lighting | Peter Mumford | Lighting Design |
Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |