Werther - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Werther
Lyrical drama in four acts
Text Paul Milliet & Édouard Blau & Georges Hartmann
after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Content:
When the young Werther sees how lovingly the official's daughter Charlotte treats her little siblings, he falls madly in love with her.
Charlotte also develops feelings for him, but has to reject him. She has promised her dying mother that she will marry her fiancé Albert. Werther cannot accept his fate and confesses his love to Charlotte again after her wedding to Albert. The growing affection between the two culminates in a tragic end: Werther takes his own life, Charlotte can only confess her love in the face of the dying man.
1st & 2nd act approx. 75 min
Interval approx. 25 min
3rd & 4th act approx. 65 min
Cast list:
Werther
Matthew Polenzani
Albert
Clemens Unterreiner
Charlotte
Kate Lindsey
Sophie
Florina Ilie
Musical direction
Bertrand de Billy
Production
Andrei Serban
Stage and costumes
Peter Pabst
Costume collaboration
Petra Reinhardt
SUBJECT TO CHANGES.
Text Paul Milliet & Édouard Blau & Georges Hartmann
after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Content:
When the young Werther sees how lovingly the official's daughter Charlotte treats her little siblings, he falls madly in love with her.
Charlotte also develops feelings for him, but has to reject him. She has promised her dying mother that she will marry her fiancé Albert. Werther cannot accept his fate and confesses his love to Charlotte again after her wedding to Albert. The growing affection between the two culminates in a tragic end: Werther takes his own life, Charlotte can only confess her love in the face of the dying man.
1st & 2nd act approx. 75 min
Interval approx. 25 min
3rd & 4th act approx. 65 min
Cast list:
Werther
Matthew Polenzani
Albert
Clemens Unterreiner
Charlotte
Kate Lindsey
Sophie
Florina Ilie
Musical direction
Bertrand de Billy
Production
Andrei Serban
Stage and costumes
Peter Pabst
Costume collaboration
Petra Reinhardt
SUBJECT TO CHANGES.