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    Werther
    Werther
    Werther
    Audiobook1 hour

    Werther

    Written by Thomson Smillie

    Narrated by David Timson

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    About this audiobook

    Massenet’s 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 tenor’s ‘Pourquoi me rèveiller’. In their sentimental power and melodic richness these arias encapsulate the qualities that account for the universal popularity of this great work.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateJul 1, 2005
    ISBN9781843793304
    Werther

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