Roberto Alagna - Massenet: Werther on CD

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With an unrivaled catalogue of over 450 complete opera recordings produced over the last 60 years and an illustrious succession of artists that today includes such names as Montserrat Caballe, Angela Gheorghiu, Plácido Domingo, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Antonio Pappano and Carlo Maria Giulini EMI Clics, with its sister label Virgin Clics, can rightly claim to be the Home of Opera. Considered one of Menet's finest works, with a lush score of tragically beautiful music, Werther tells a tale of forbidden love that can only end tragically. Robert Alanga portrays Werther, a poet who cannot bear the pain of unrequited love. Angela Gheorghiu stars as Charlotte, the woman he falls in love with but is arranged to marry another man. Antonio Pappano directs the London Symphony Orchestra in this tragic opera.