Under the musical direction of Raphaël Pichon and staged by Ted Huffman, rehearsals bring the theatre closer to the emotions. Pene Pati, Adèle Charvet, Julie Roset and their partners explore the fragile balance between romantic ardour and theatrical truth before taking to the stage in January.
While waiting to see Werther in the theatre, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the rehearsals through these exclusive photos.
On stage
In the rehearsal room, the Petit Théâtre
With
Musical direction, Raphaël Pichon • Stage direction, Ted Huffman • With Pene Pati, Adèle Charvet, John Chest, Julie Roset, Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Carl Ghazarossian, Paul-Louis Barlet, Flore Royer, Christian Immler • Children's choir and soloists, Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique • Orchestra, Pygmalion
Lyrical drama in four acts and five scenes, based on a libretto by Édouard Blau
Paul Milliet, and Georges Hartmann, inspired by Goethe’s epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Created in Vienna on 16th February 1892 from a German translation by Max Kalbeck and first performed at the Opéra-Comique on 16th January 1893.
