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Opera Explained – Werther
- Author
- Thomson Smillie
- Narrator
- David Timson
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2005
- Run Time
- 1 hour 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Opera
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- Author
- Thomson Smillie
- Narrator
- David Timson
- Duration
- 1 hour 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2005
- ISBN
- 9781843793304
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Opera
Synopsis
Massenet’s Werther combines a deeply tender story with music of beauty and eloquence. One act alone contains two of the greatest arias in the repertoire: the mezzo-soprano aria ‘Va! Laisse couler mes larmes’ and the tenor’s ‘Pourquoi me rèveiller’. In their sentimental power and melodic richness these arias encapsulate the qualities that account for the universal popularity of this great work.
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