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HOUSTON GRAND OPERA: Werther
Place & Time
Brown Theater
Houston TX USA
February 4, 2023
7:30 PM
Program

She loves him not


The lovesick yearnings of the tortured young poet Werther lead to his tragic fate in Massenet’s lush opera, which returns to HGO for the first time in 40 years with this production from French director Benoît Jacquot, making his HGO debut. After Werther escorts the lovely Charlotte to a ball, he falls hopelessly in love with her, but she is engaged to Albert, with no intention of breaking things off. Unable to conceive of life without her, Werther grows ever more despondent as he continues his attempts to woo the object of his affections, who doesn’t love him back—or does she? Matthew Polenzani, one of the world’s most distinguished tenors, leads the cast as Werther in his long-anticipated Houston debut. With mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, an international star and winner of three Grammy awards, debuting alongside, and world-renowned conductor Robert Spano taking the podium, audiences won’t want to miss this chance to see a cast of legends perform a rare psychological drama.

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Cast & Creative

Cast

Matthew Polenzani, Werther

Isabel Leonard, Charlotte

Sean Michael Plumb, Albert

Jasmine Habersham, Sophie

Patrick Carfizzi , The Bailiff

Ricardo Garcia, Schmidt

Cory McGee, Johann

Emily Treigle, Käthchen

Luke Sutliff, Brühlmann

Creative Team

Robert Spano , Conductor

Benoît  Jacquot, Director

Charles Edwards ,

Set and Original Lighting Designer

Christian Gasc, Costume Designer

Michael James Clark, Associate Lighting Designer

Karen Reeves , Children Preparation

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Children's Chorus

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