The Royal Opera - Werther Reviews
29 March 2024
Joyce DiDonato (Charlotte), Vittorio Grigolo (Werther)
Vittorio Grigolo (Werther), David Bizic (Albert)
Vittorio Grigolo (Werther), Joyce DiDonato (Charlotte)
Jonathan Summers (Le Bailli)
Vittorio Grigolo (Werther)

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Werther

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 16

Un buen Werther, demasiado dramático y latino
19 Jul 16 / Beckmesser
La métamorphose de Vittorio Grigolo
17 Jul 16 / Forum Opéra
Role debuts - Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigòlo in Werthe
11 Jul 16 / Planet Hugill
In terms of singing performances Grigòlo and DiDonato are both phenomenal
7 Jul 16 / Opera Journal
Vittorio Grigòlo and Joyce DiDonato are outstanding as Werther
23 Jun 16 / Music OMH
Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigolo light up the Royal Opera House’s tired Werther
22 Jun 16 / New Statesman
Massenet’s dark emotions evoked with passion
22 Jun 16 / The Guardian
A comforting common sense of a production that serves both story and music
22 Jun 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigolo debut as Charlotte and Werther
21 Jun 16 / Classical Source
Star power ignites revival of Massenet’s gloomy opera
21 Jun 16 / Telegraph
Sent a matinee audience home very happy
21 Jun 16 / Independent
The current production is a glorious success thanks to the mastery of Antonio Pappano's conducting
21 Jun 16 / Express
Wonderful singing makes The Royal Opera’s revival of Werther worthwhile
21 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard
This revival is on the level of its immediate forbears
21 Jun 16 / Opera Britannia
Grigolo and DiDonato light up the Royal Opera's Werther
21 Jun 16 / Bachtrack
Massenet's intimate romance is the ideal star vehicle for a diva, a divo and a maestro
21 Jun 16 / What's on Stage
'I am the voice of Italy'
Vittorio Grigòlo is charming, talented – and not one for false modesty. Rupert Christiansen met him ahead of his return to Covent Garden.
Production details
Cast
DiDonato, Engebretson, Grigolo, Bizic, Summers, Piolino, Yurchuk, Zwart, Edmonds
(c) Pappano (d) Jacquot
Performance dates
19(m), 24, 27 June, 3, 6, 13 July 2016
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