Jules Massenet’s tragic opera about the love struck poet, Werther, is streaming on Met on Demand on April 1st. You can watch the production here:
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357017296
From the Metropolitan Opera, “Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings aching intensity and vocal charisma to the tortured title hero of Massenet’s Goethe adaptation. Sophie Koch, in her Met debut, is an appealing and elegant Charlotte, the object of Werther’s passionate affection that will lead to tragedy. Lisette Oropesa as Sophie, David Bižić as Albert, and Jonathan Summers as Le Bailli co-star. Richard Eyre’s atmospheric production is conducted by rising maestro Alain Altinoglu.”
Massenet includes the alto saxophone in the instrumentation. This opera highlights how well the saxophone fits in late romantic opera. To learn more about Massenet and the saxophone, check out his page here.
the Operatic Saxophone 