The first staging of this opera in 43 years is powerful, thanks to the voices of Matthew Polenzani and Isabel Leonard. (Houston Chronicle) Premiered in 1892 and based on Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, the tragic opera about unrequited love returns to Houston Grand Opera for the first time since 1979 with this production from French director Benoît Jacquot, making his HGO debut. This opera features four artists making their long-anticipated Houston debuts: three-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, as Charlotte; tenor Matthew Polenzani, one of the most gifted performers of his generation, as Werther; soprano Jasmine Habersham, as Charlotte's sister Sophie; and baritone Sean Michael Plumb, a 2021 Tucker Grant recipient.
6 Elle M'aime! Elle Pense a Moi... Quelle Priere de Reconnaissance Et D'amour
7 Clair de Lune
8 Il Faut Nous Separer
9 Mais, Vous Ne Savez Rien de Moi... Mon Ame a Reconnu Votre Ame, Charlotte
10 Vous Avez Dit Vrai
11 Reve! Extase!
12 Prelude Acte II
13 Vivat Bacchus!
14 Trois Mois! Voici Trois Mois
15 Un Autre Est Son Epoux!
16 Mais Celle Qui Devint Ma Femme
17 Frere! Voyez!
18 Heureux! Pourrai Je L'etre Encore?
19 Ah! Qu'il Est Loin Ce Jour
20 Lorsque L'enfant Revient D'un Voyage
21 Prelude Acte III
22 "Werther! Werther
23 Ces Lettres! Ces Lettres!
24 Bonjour Grande Soeur!
25 Ah! Le Rire Est Beni
26 Va! Laisse Les Couler Mes Larmes
27 Ah! Mon Courage M'abandonne
28 Oui, C'est Moi!
29 Toute Mon Ame Est la... Pourquoi Me Reveiller
30 N'achevez Pas!
31 Ah! Moi! Moi! Dans Ses Bras!
32 "Soit! Adieu Donc!
33 Massenet: "Werther Est de Retour"
34 Symphonie
35 Werther! Werther! Rien!
36 Massenet: "Et Moi, Werther, Et Moi, Je T'aime!"
37 Ecoute Bien! La-Bas, Au Fond Du Cimetiere
38 Jesus Vient de Naitre
The first staging of this opera in 43 years is powerful, thanks to the voices of Matthew Polenzani and Isabel Leonard. (Houston Chronicle) Premiered in 1892 and based on Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, the tragic opera about unrequited love returns to Houston Grand Opera for the first time since 1979 with this production from French director Benoît Jacquot, making his HGO debut. This opera features four artists making their long-anticipated Houston debuts: three-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, as Charlotte; tenor Matthew Polenzani, one of the most gifted performers of his generation, as Werther; soprano Jasmine Habersham, as Charlotte's sister Sophie; and baritone Sean Michael Plumb, a 2021 Tucker Grant recipient.
