【Werther】Synopsis, Character Map

Werther: Character Map
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Werther: Character Map

Werther: Character Map
Werther: Character Map

Werther: Roles

Werthera young poettenor
Charlottemezzo-soprano
Albertbetrothed to Charlottebaritone
SophieCharlotte’s sistersoprano
Le BailliCharlotte’s fatherbass
Schmidta friend of the Baillitenor
Johanna friend of the Baillibaritone
Children of the BailliFritz, Max, Hans, Karl, Gretel, Clara
Brühlmanna young mantenor
KäthchenBrühlmann’s fiancéemezzo-soprano
  • Native title: Werther
  • Composers: Jules Massenet
  • Librettist: Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet, Georges Hartmann
  • Based on: Die Leiden des jungen Werther by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
  • Language: French
  • Premiere: February 16, 1892, Hofoper, Vienna
  • Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes (Act 1: 45 minutes, Act 2: 35 minutes, Act 3: 30 minutes, Act 4: 20 minutes)

Werther: Short Synopsis

Welter, a poet, fell in love with Charlotte at first sight. She takes care of her family in place of her deceased mother. She has a fiancée whom her late mother has decided to marry. She refuses Welter’s confession of love and marries her fiancé. Welter, pessimistic by nature, chooses death.

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