Jules Massanet's lyrical opera is transformed into a superb film production by Petr Weigl, shot on location in Prague, with music conducted by Libor Pesek. First produced by the Vienna Opera in February 1892, "Werther" rapidly confirmed Massanet's position on the French opera scene and achieved enormous popularity outside France, notably in Italy, America and England. The tragic story tells of Werther's intense passion for Charlotte, who has married his best friend, Albert, fulfilling a pledge to her now deceased mother. But Werther's letters of love bring Charlotte to his side when he promises to take his own life.
The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka
Music
0.0
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Music
5.0
Madama Butterfly - Teatro alla Scala
Drama, Music, Romance
8.0
Die Walküre
Music, Drama
8.1
Siegfried
Music
7.5
Don Giovanni
Music, Drama
7.0
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
Music
0.0
Oh, for a Man!
Music, Romance
5.7
Confession of the Vanished
Documentary, Music
8.0
Zaryadye Hall: A Diamond is Hatched
Documentary, Music
7.0
La Traviata
Music
6.5
Così fan tutte
Music, TV Movie
6.8
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Music
0.0
Die Nacht aus Blei
Music, Fantasy, TV Movie, Romance
8.0
Otello
Music, Documentary
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Norma
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
Fantasy, Music
7.7
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
Drama, Music
8.0
Tristan und Isolde
Music
6.0