
The production was the Vienna State Opera debut for the young Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan – the Argentinian tenor Marcelo Álvarez, took the title role. His Charlotte on this occasion was the young Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča. Her performances have been enthusiastically received and she has already been labelled as the new mezzo wonder. Staged by internationally sought-after Rumanian director, Andrei Serban, the apparently sentimental love story – normally presented in 18th century period costumes - reveals a study of personal relationships and a close observation of a woman, who comes of age too late. Serban’s aim was to rid the opera of the unjustified reputation of banality that clings to it despite its underlying tragic mood. By setting the production in the stiff, claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town in the 1950s, he aimed to make the audience more aware of its deeper levels of self-denial.
Directed by Andrei Serban
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Cast

Marcelo Álvarez
Werther

Elīna Garanča
Charlotte

Adrian Eröd
Albert

Ileana Tonca
Sophie

Alfred Šramek
Le Bailli

Peter Jelosits
Schmidt
Marcus Pelz
Johann
Clemens Unterreiner
Brühlmann
Maria Gusenleitner
Käthchen

Philippe Jordan
Self - Conductor
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Self - Orchestra

Jules Massenet
Self - Composer
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Self - Chorus
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