2014 · 2h 22m · Music, Drama
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.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writers: Paul Milliet, Edouard Blau, Georges Hartmann
Music by: Jules Massenet