Opera Explained - Massenet - Werther - Thomson Smillie by David Timson, Thomson Smillie, Jules Massenet
Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Release date: 10-26-12, Publishers Summary, Massenets Werther combines a deeply tender story with music of beauty and eloquence. One act alone contains two of the greatest arias in the repertoire: the mezzo-soprano aria Va! Laisse couler mes larmes and the tenors Pourquoi me rveiller. In their sentimental power and melodic richness these arias encapsulate the qualities that account for the universal popularity of this great work.
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Opera Explained - Massenet - Werther - Thomson Smillie
David Timson, Thomson Smillie, Jules Massenet
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Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Release date: 10-26-12, Publishers Summary, Massenets Werther combines a deeply tender story with music of beauty and eloquence. One act alone contains two of the greatest arias in the repertoire: the mezzo-soprano aria Va! Laisse couler mes larmes and the tenors Pourquoi me rveiller. In their sentimental power and melodic richness these arias encapsulate the qualities that account for the universal popularity of this great work.
