Old-fashioned the romantic hero?
Werther Old-fashioned?
outdated Massenet's music?
This wonderful DVD that just came out makes me think the opposite ...
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Werther was filmed in January 2010 by Benoît Jacquot in the beautiful setting uncluttered scene he made in 2004 for Covent Garden.
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An excellent musical direction of Michel Plasson (newcomer at the Opera Bastille ....)
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A remarkable distribution: all should be mentioned ...
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Extract from Act 1: We must part (Sophie Koch: Charlotte - Jonas Kaufmann: Werther) ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUHtuqS8YSo
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Ludivic Tézier was Albert and Anne-Catherine Gillet Sophie ...
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Extract from Act 2: Yes .. what she ordered me (Werther - Kaufmann) ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtC2UYmNk0I
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A well-deserved standing ovation for the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann (who is familiar with the French repertory: Don Jose ... etc.) that embodies ... 
A Werther unforgettable voice and stage presence with an incredible
BRAVO!
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On the blog of Walker http://lepromeneurdu68.blogspot.com/
an excellent column on Massenet.
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