Airs Saturday, March 15 at 12 noon. The 2013-14 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with a live broadcast of the tragic romance Werther, starring tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of the tortured poet. Alain Altinoglu leads a cast that includes French mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch in her network broadcast debut as Charlotte, the object of Werther’s impossible love; LisetteOropesa as Sophie; Serbian bass-baritone David Bižić in his network broadcast debut as Albert; and Jonathan Summers as the Bailiff. Werther will be heard live over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network.
Metropolitan Opera: Massenet’s Werther
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Jonas Kaufmann as Wether and Sophie Koch as Charlotte
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David Bižić as Albert";
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A scene from Massenet's Werther
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A scene from Massenet's Werther
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