Coproduced with the Canadian Opera Company and Vancouver Opera, Werther features an exceptional cast, marking the grand return of Julie Boulianne to the Opéra de Montréal and the Montreal debut of the rising French tenor Julien Dran.
The production, true to late-18th-century Germany, is built around a central scenic element: an engraving of the city of Wetzlar, where the story unfolds. It is the perfect showcase for this emblematic French opera, one of the most beloved in the repertoire.
Werther, a soul consumed by poetry and longing, falls deeply in love with Charlotte — though she’s already promised to another. Unable to silence his feelings, trapped in a world where social duty outweighs personal truth, he spirals into an all-encompassing melancholy. In this refined bourgeois universe, where emotions are neatly tucked away, an impossible love story unfolds — tender as a memory, sharp as a final goodbye.
PREOPERA
A free pre-concert presentation will take place one hour before each performance at the Piano nobile in Place des Arts.
Moderator : Pierre Vachon, musicologist
Composer
Jules Massenet
(1842-1912)
Stage Direction
Alain Gauthier
Distribution
Julien Dran
Julie Boulianne
Sophie Naubert
Hugo Laporte
Tomislav Lavoie
Jeremy Scinocca
Musical Direction
Jacques Lacombe
Stage Design
Olivier Landreville
Costume Design
Leïlah Dufour Forget
Lighting Design
Michael Kangas
Orchestre Métropolitain
Coproduction
Canadian Opera Company, Vancouver Opera & Opéra de Montréal
