Werther / Jules Massenet.
Goethe's book, The sorrows of Young Werther, first appeared in 1774, a powerful story of an impossible love which set off a wave of suicides across Europe. Authorities were horrified, but the emotions of the younger generation had been unleashed. Massenet's opera captures all of the pathos...
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| Format: | Audio |
| Language: | French |
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[New York, New York] :
[Metropolitan Opera],
[1979]
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| Summary: | Goethe's book, The sorrows of Young Werther, first appeared in 1774, a powerful story of an impossible love which set off a wave of suicides across Europe. Authorities were horrified, but the emotions of the younger generation had been unleashed. Massenet's opera captures all of the pathos and tragedy of Goethe's story. Alfredo Kraus's aristocratic but fervent singing conveys every nuance of Werther's soul. The warm, feminine Régine Crespin is Charlotte, the duty-bound woman who returns his love but is ultimately unattainable. |
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| Item Description: | Duration: 2 hr., 12 min., 12 sec. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 12 min., 12 sec.)) |
| Playing Time: | 02:12:12 |
| Participant or Performer: | Régine Crespin ; Alfredo Kraus ; Lenus Carlson ; Kathleen Battle ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Bonynge, conductor. |
| Language: | Sung in French. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded live in 1979 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York. |