Massenet's operatic version of Goethe's tragic tale of the hopeless love of the young Werther for the married Charlotte. In this performance, Thomas Hampson takes on the mantle of the great Italian baritone Mattia Battistini, for whom Massenet made a baritone arrangement of the tenor title role. Sung in French.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conductor Donald Runnicles
Act 1
7.15 The James Naughtie Interview
James Naughtie talks to Rebecca Evans, who makes her Met debut this season in Massenet's Werther.
7.40 Act 2
8.15 The Met Opera Quiz
Thor Eckert Jr puts listeners' questions to opera experts Alison Ames, Joan Dornemann and George Jellinek.
Send Questions to: Met Opera Quiz, [address removed]
8.45 Acts 3 and 4

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