Airs Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 12 noon. The 2016-17 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with Kristine Opolais starring in her first Met broadcast of her breakthrough role, the title character in The 2016-17 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with a live broadcast of Massenet’s Werther starring tenor Vittorio Grigolo in the title role of the tortured young poet opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the beautiful but unobtainable Charlotte. Edward Gardner leads the cast that also features Anna Christy as Charlotte’s younger sister Sophie, with David Bizic reprising the role of Albert and Maurizio Muraro as Le Bailli. Werther will be heard live over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 12:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 4.
The Metropolitan Opera: Massenet’s Werther
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Isabel Leonard as Charlotte and Vittorio Grigolo in the title role of Massenet's Werther
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Vittorio Grigolo in the title role and Isabel Leonard as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther
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Vittorio Grigolo in the title role and Isabel Leonard as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther
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