Werther
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Opera: Work details
| Composer: |
Jules Massenet |
| Music title: |
Werther (1892) |
| Librettist: |
Édouard Blau |
| Librettist: |
Paul Milliet |
| Librettist: |
Georges Hartmann |
| Work definition: |
Drame lyrique in four acts |
| After: |
After the novel 'Die Leiden des jungen Werthers' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| Language: |
French |
| Notes: |
In 1902, Massenet arranged the title role for baritone voice.
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| World premiere: |
16 February 1892, Hofoper, Vienna |
| ROH premiere: |
11 June 1894, Sir Augustus Harris Opera Company |
| ROH company premiere: |
21 May 1979, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |