Met Opera: Werther
Werther
by Jules Massenet
Conductor: Alain Altinoglu
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of Massenet's adaptation of Goethe's tragic romance, opposite Sophie Koch as Charlotte. The new production is directed and designed by Richard Eyre and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met's recent hit staging of Carmen. Rising young maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts.
CAST:
Sophie: Lisette Oropesa
Charlotte: Sophie Koch
Werther: Jonas Kaufmann
Albert: David Bižic
La Bailli: Jonathan Summers
Start time: 10:00 AM on Capital Public Radio.
Approximate running time 2 hrs. 50 min.
1:07 p.m.
Francesco Durante
Concerto No. 3 in Eb major
Concerto Koln
1:18 p.m.
Leopold Hofmann
Concerto for oboe and harpsichord in F major Badley F1
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Bela Drahos, conductor Stefan Schilli, oboe; Jeno Jando, harpsichord
1:40 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony Opus 4
Bern Camerata
1:57 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto No. 3 in D major HOB 7
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Timothy Brown, natural horn
2:15 p.m.
David Amram
Red River Valley Theme and Variations
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark, conductor Julius Baker, flute
2:28 p.m.
Joseph Wolfl
Piano Concerto No. 1 Opus 20
S. W. German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Moesus, conductor Yorck Kronenberg, piano