Tag: Werther
'Germany's Jonas Kaufmann, 'Hottest Tenor in the World,' Takes Over Opera Australia
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'Werther Without You: Jonas Kaufmann Cut Off in Metropolitan Opera's Massenet Simulcast, Peter Gelb Blames Satellites
Like a chord unresolved, or getting mugged just before you get home, so, too, did Massenet's Werther get undercut on the final note. One of the more heart-wrenching endings in Francophone opera, the would-be dramatic death of German tenor Jonas Kaufmann's title character found little actual sympathy no thanks to the Met's bumbling tech department. -
'German Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Returns, French Mezzo Sophie Koch Debuts in Massenet's 'Werther' at the Metropolitan Opera
Superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann is all set for the title role of the tortured poet in Jules Massenet's Werther, opening February 18 at the Metropolitan Opera. For Koch, though, this will be her debut with the Met.