Werther
Jules Massenet
Libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet, Georges Hartmann
2011
Seattle Opera
Young Artist Program
Creative Team:
Conductor: Brian Garman
Design Coordination: Victor Steeb
Pianist: Stephanie Rhodes
Cast:
Werther: Jason Slayden / Andrew Stenson
Charlotte: Sarah Larsen
Sophie: Lindsay Russell / Amanda Opuszynski
Albert: Joseph Lattanzi / David Krohn
Le Bailli: Michael Uloth
For this touring black-box production of the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, Kazaras helped the extremely talented singers achieve an intensity of performance that depicted show the tragic outcome of the obsessive love of Werther, portrayed as a would-be photographic artist, for Charlotte.
“A brooding romantic tragedy… with modern characterizations.”
Director’s Talk
Meet the Young Artists singing the lead roles, and hear why the program is performing this "specialty" opera. Find out which role Kazaras calls "a killer" because of its difficulty, and see it all coming together in rehearsal.
Photo Credit: Alan Alabastro
