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Werther is one of Rolando Villazón's signature roles and it's easy to see why; he brings both intensity and vulnerable sensitivity to the part of the anguished poet, and he's a terrifically nuanced singing actor. All of the elements of the live 2011 performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in fact, are so strong that this recording easily takes a place among the most effective and affecting accounts of the opera. Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, draws impassioned playing and sumptuous, sensual tone from the orchestra. The group responds beautifully to Pappano's subtly inflected and dramatically charged vision of the score. Villazón's magnetism, charisma, and pearly vocal beauty inevitably take center stage, but the other singers are also fabulous, each delivering a musically and dramatically memorable performance. Sophie Koch's Charlotte is touchingly innocent and her portrayal convincingly grows in complexity as her character's moral universe spins out of control. The encounters between Villazón and Koch are always electric, and the climax to the third act is almost unbearably wrenching. Audun Iversen's baritone is so rich and warm that he makes Albert a more sympathetic character than usual. As the Bailiff, Alain Vernhes conveys a full-voiced joviality, and Cheri Nakamura's Sophie is lively and vocally supple. The sound is exceptionally clean and well balanced for a live performance, and the ambience is realistically dramatic. This is a Werther that no fan of the opera or of Villazón will want to miss.
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Werther (Jules Massenet)
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Werther / Act 1 (Jules Massenet)
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alain Vernhes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Jack Sullivan, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Zakharov, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierce Adams, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Woods, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Oakes, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nico Taylor, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alain Vernhes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Darren Jeffery, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Sullivan, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Zakharov, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierce Adams, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Woods, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Oakes, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nico Taylor, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Patterson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Vernhes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Jack Sullivan, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Zakharov, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierce Adams, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Woods, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Oakes, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nico Taylor, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Vernhes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Zhengzhong Zhou, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Devin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Vernhes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Werther / Act 2 (Jules Massenet)
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Darren Jeffery, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Patterson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Darren Jeffery, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Patterson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
DISC 2
Werther / Act 3 (Jules Massenet)
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Audun Iversen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Werther / Act 4 (Jules Massenet)
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Eri Nakamura, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Sullivan, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Zakharov, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierce Adams, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Woods, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Oakes, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nico Taylor, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Kiln, Editor, StudioPersonnel - David Groves, Producer - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Author, Original Text Author - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Koch, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Hartmann, Author - Robert Winter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau, Author - Paul Monchicourt Milliet, Author - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer - Susan Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Mant, Producer - Tony Cheevers, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Werther is one of Rolando Villazón's signature roles and it's easy to see why; he brings both intensity and vulnerable sensitivity to the part of the anguished poet, and he's a terrifically nuanced singing actor. All of the elements of the live 2011 performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in fact, are so strong that this recording easily takes a place among the most effective and affecting accounts of the opera. Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, draws impassioned playing and sumptuous, sensual tone from the orchestra. The group responds beautifully to Pappano's subtly inflected and dramatically charged vision of the score. Villazón's magnetism, charisma, and pearly vocal beauty inevitably take center stage, but the other singers are also fabulous, each delivering a musically and dramatically memorable performance. Sophie Koch's Charlotte is touchingly innocent and her portrayal convincingly grows in complexity as her character's moral universe spins out of control. The encounters between Villazón and Koch are always electric, and the climax to the third act is almost unbearably wrenching. Audun Iversen's baritone is so rich and warm that he makes Albert a more sympathetic character than usual. As the Bailiff, Alain Vernhes conveys a full-voiced joviality, and Cheri Nakamura's Sophie is lively and vocally supple. The sound is exceptionally clean and well balanced for a live performance, and the ambience is realistically dramatic. This is a Werther that no fan of the opera or of Villazón will want to miss.
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About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 42 track(s)
- Total length: 02:11:54
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Rolando Villazón Sophie Koch Audun Iversen Eri Nakamura Royal Opera House Orchestra Antonio Pappano
- Composer: Jules Massenet
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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