Organization

Conductor

Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg

Hari Zlodre

Stage director

Petar Selem

Set designer

Marin Gozze

Costume designer

Dora Argento

Singer

Tenor

Antonio de Palma

Werther

Sveto Matošić Komnenović

Bass

Ivica Čikeš

The bailiff

Dalibor Hanzalek

Mezzo-soprano

Martina Tomčić

Charlotte

Soprano

Božena Svalina

Sophie

Adela Golac Rilović

Baritone

Tomislav Bekić

Albert

Vinko Maroević

Schmidt

Franjo Pavić

Johann

HNK Split

Others

HNK Split Choir

Orchestra

HNK Split Orchestra

Split

Croatia

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Approved

Werther Massenet

At least three of Jules Massenet's (1842 - 1912) numerous operas are still owned by opera houses around the world and all three were based on extremely valuable literary models. Manon (1884), Werther (1892) and Don Quixote (1910). Many consider Werther to be the most psychologically convincing of them all.

Werther kisses Lotta, but respects her marriage: Lotta loves Werther, but redeems the obligation and marries Albert. Both behavior will, of course, lead to a tragic outcome.
In the first act, love will break out between Lotte and Werther and the obstacles that stand in the way of that love will be hinted at. In the second act, Lotta is already married to Albert and respects her marital obligation despite the evidence of Werther's sufferings. In the third act, the conflict between suppressed and unrealized love on the one hand and duty on the other culminates with the introduction of firearms, which may not extinguish love, but will at least reduce suffering. But only Werther's. Because in the fourth act (picture) a distraught Lotta remains with Werther in her arms. That she too will not follow him to death is perhaps hinted at only by the children's singing of a holiday song coming from a distance...

English

Barem su tri od brojnih opera Julesa Masseneta (1842 - 1912) još uvijek svojinom opernih kuća širom svijeta i sve tri su nastale na iznimno vrijednim literarnim predlošcima. Manon (1884), Werther (1892) i Don Quijote (1910). Upravo Werthera mnogi smatraju psihološki najuvjerljivijom od njih.

Werther ljubi Lottu, ali poštuje njezin brak: Lotta voli Werthera, ali iskupljuje obavezu i udaje se za Alberta. I jedno i drugo ponašanje urodit će, naravno, tragičnim ishodom.
U prvom činu između Lotte i Werthera buknut će ljubav i bit će nagoviještene prepreke koje stoje pred tom ljubavlju. U drugome činu Lotta je već udata za Alberta i poštuje svoju bračnu obavezu unatoč bjelodanosti Wertherovih patnji. U trećemu činu sukob zatomljene i neralizirane ljubavi s jedne i dužnosti s druge strane kulminira uvođenjem vatrenog oružja, koje možda neće ugasiti ljubav, ali će zato barem prikratiti patnje. No, samo Wertherove. Jer u četvrtom činu (slici) s Wertherom na rukama ostaje izbezumljena Lotta. Da i ona neće za njim otići u smrt možda nagovještava tek dječji pjev blagdanske pjesme koji dopire iz daljine...

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Werther by Massenet, From (2003/2003), Directed by Petar Selem,, Conductor Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg, Hari Zlodre, HNK, Split, Croatia

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