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Werther


 

Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, based on the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe. First performance: Hofoper, Vienna, 1892.

Characters

  • Principal roles
  • Werther, a young poet - Tenor
  • Charlotte, his cousin - Mezzo-soprano
  • Sophie, her sister - Soprano
  • Albert - Baritone
  • Minor roles
  • Le Bailli, Charlotte's father - Bass or Baritone
  • Schmidt, a friend of the Bailli - Tenor
  • Johann, a friend of the Bailli - Bass or Baritone
  • Other
  • Brühlmann, a young man - Tenor
  • Käthchen, a young girl - Soprano
  • Guests, servants - Mute
  • Children, women - Chorus