Metropolitan Opera - Werther Reviews | 20 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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WertherMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 18 |
The snobbery and sweaty brows of watching opera in the cinema |
3 Apr 14 / The Spectator |
The Met’s ‘Werther’ a tasty mix of singing, staging, acting and orchestral splendor |
20 Mar 14 / CNY Café Momus |
The young Werther’s sorrows have ended |
17 Mar 14 / The Examiner |
At the Met, Kaufmann in Werther is to die for |
11 Mar 14 / Broadway World |
Pure genius from Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, cast & production |
3 Mar 14 / Latinos Post |
Avec Jonas Kaufmann dans le rôle-titre, le rendez-vous est immanquable! |
1 Mar 14 / Diapason |
A fresh look at doomed love in Massenet's "Werther" |
27 Feb 14 / The Huffington Post |
The Met’s Werther is D.O.A. |
26 Feb 14 / New York Observer |
Jonas Kaufmann is the ultimate romantic hero as Werther at the Met |
25 Feb 14 / The Epoch Times |
Jonas Kaufmann as Werther at the Met |
24 Feb 14 / Classics Today |
Massenet's Werther benefits from terrific performances by Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch |
24 Feb 14 / Telegraph |
'Werther' at the Metropolitan Opera showcases Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch |
22 Feb 14 / New Jersey Star Ledger |
Winter wonder man |
20 Feb 14 / parterre box |
Richard Eyre’s production of Massenet’s opera favours dramatic bravado over lyrical grace |
20 Feb 14 / Financial Times |
What about me? Hysterical poet commits suicide at Met |
20 Feb 14 / Bloomberg |
Met’s “Werther” variable yet Sophie Koch proves a Charlotte to die for |
20 Feb 14 / Classical Review |
A taut drama of passion, obsession and pursuit |
20 Feb 14 / Wall Street Journal |
Things end badly for a poet, but quite well for the tenor |
20 Feb 14 / New York Times |
Production details
Cast
Koch, Oropesa, Kaufmann/Borras, Bizic, Summers, Stevenson, Cokorinos, Job, Lahyani
(c) Altinoglu (d) Eyre
Performance dates
18, 22(m), 25, 28 February, 3, 7, 11, 15(m) March 2014
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