10 Facts About Werther

1.

Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann .

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2.

Werther submitted it to Leon Carvalho, the director of the Paris Opera-Comique, that year, but Carvalho declined to accept it on the grounds that the scenario was too serious.

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3.

Werther received its premiere on 16 February 1892 at the Imperial Theatre Hofoper in Vienna.

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4.

Werther is still regularly performed around the world and has been recorded many times.

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5.

Werther's drinking companions, Johann and Schmidt, arrive as Charlotte, the eldest daughter, dresses for a ball.

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6.

Werther arrives, and watches as Charlotte prepares her young siblings' supper, just as her mother had before she died.

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7.

Werther is unsure of Charlotte's intentions and disappointed not to find her at home, but is reassured and consoled by Charlotte's younger sister Sophie.

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8.

Charlotte begs Werther to leave her, though she indicates that she would be willing to receive him again on Christmas Day.

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9.

Suddenly Werther appears, and while he reads to her some poetry of Ossian, he realizes that she does indeed return his love.

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10.

Werther sends a messenger to Albert, requesting to borrow his pistols, explaining he is going on an extended trip.

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