WERTHER

(English below)

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Goethes brevroman "Den unge Werthers lidelser" er tysk litteraturs første bestseller og skabte i sin tid en såkaldt "Werther-mani" i hele Europa. Unge mænd identificerede sig så stærkt med hovedpersonen, Werther, at adskillige gik i hans fodspor og begik selvmord. Den franske komponist Jules Massenet har skabt en af de mest lidenskabelige operaer.

Første akt: Charlotte har på sin mors dødsleje afgivet et løfte om at gifte sig med Albert. Til trods for, at hun ikke er forelsket i ham, har Charlotte affundet sig med sin skæbne, lige indtil hun møder den passionerede Werther, der vækker hendes følelser.

Anden akt: Få måneder senere. Charlotte har holdt sit løfte og giftet sig med Albert. Werther skal til bal sammen med Charlottes yngre søster Sophie, men han virker modvillig. Han er sønderrevet af sine følelser for Charlotte og ender med at storme ud af huset. Det går op for Albert, at Werther er forelsket i hans hustru.

Tredje akt: Werther er begyndt at sende inderlige kærlighedsbreve til Charlotte, der indser, at hun har giftet sig med den forkerte mand. Sophie forsøger at trøste hende. Ikke desto mindre holder Charlotte sit ægteskabsløfte og sender Werther bort. I desperation beder Werther om Alberts pistoler, idet døden synes at være den eneste udvej …

Fjerde akt: Juleaften. Charlotte leder efter Werther for at forhindre ham i at begå selvmord, men hun kommer for sent. Werther har allerede såret sig selv dødeligt. Hun bedyrer ham sin kærlighed og kysser ham, før han dør, imens julesang høres i det fjerne.

Introduktioner  

v. repr. fra Den Jyske Opera i Jacob Gade Salen (max. 280 publ.)

1. kl. 17.00 - ca. 17.45. Reserver en gratis billet HER. 
2. kl. 19.00 - 19.15 uden reservation. 

DANISH NATIONAL OPERA (Den Jyske Opera) performs WERTHER by Massenet in Vejle – and you are invited!

When: February 26 at 7:30 pm
Where: Vejle Musikteater
Who: Performed in French (Danish subtitles) by: Zurab Zurabishvili, Marie Seidler, Anton Eriksson, Eva Zalenga & Danish Philharmonic Orchestra (Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester)

How: Tickets, best available seats only DKK 300,- Klik på "KØB BILLET"
(<25 years and studying only DKK 180,-)

Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto. It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, which was based both on fact and on Goethe's own early life.

Act one: Wetzlar, 1780. Charlotte has promised on her mother’s deathbed to marry Albert. She does not love him but had come to terms with her fate until she meets the passionate Werther, who awakens her emotions.

Act two: A few months later. Charlotte has kept her promise and married Albert. Werther is meant to escort Charlotte’s younger sister Sophie to a ball but seems unwilling. He is tormented by his feelings for Charlotte and finally storms out of the house. Albert realizes that Werther is in love with his wife.

Act three: Werther has begun to send romantic love letters to Charlotte, who realizes that she has married the wrong man. Sophie tries to comfort her. Nevertheless, Charlotte decides to keep her marriage vows and sends Werther away. In desperation, Werther asks for Albert’s pistols, seeing death as the only way out.

Act four: Christmas Eve. Charlotte looks for Werther to try and prevent his suicide but arrives too late – he has already mortally injured himself. She confesses her love to Werther and kisses him before he dies. A Christmas carol is heard in the distance.

About the opera company:
Danish National Opera is Denmark’s national touring opera company. Funded by the Danish Ministry of Culture and proudly based in Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city and European Capital of Culture 2017, it tours across the whole country with both traditional and innovative opera for all ages, tastes and experiences. It is a distinctive, pace-setting part of the Danish cultural scene and for decades has presented productions of the highest artistic quality.

About the orchestra:
Danish Philharmonic Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Sønderborg, Denmark. It serves as the State orchestra for Denmark’s South Jutland region and Southern Schleswig in Germany. The orchestra plays around 155 concerts per year – Classical symphonic music, chamber music, school concerts and opera.