Film
Massenet: Werther
United Kingdom- Director
- Benoît Jacquot
- Year
- 2016
Jules Massenet's opera live from the Royal Opera House, London on June 27th, 2016
Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. After the marriage Charlotte suggests that Werther should travel – but not forget her. Benoît Jacquot’s production of Massenet’s tragic opera explores the conflict between duty and our most passionate desires.
Top cast
Directed by
Benoît Jacquot
Written by
Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet, Georges Hartmann
