Werther (Massenet, Jules)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
Composition Year 1887
Genre Categories Lyric dramas; Theatrical Works; Operas; Lyric operas; For voices, childrens chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring childrens chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For harp (arr); Scores featuring the harp (arr)
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Contents

Performances

Recordings

Aria: ‘Pourquoi me réveiller’ (Act III)

 Complete Performance
#277433 - 2.74MB - 2:59 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6111×⇩ - MP3 - Alain.jacques

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Alain.jacques (2013/4/16)

Performer Pages Jacques Pottier (tenor)
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Misc. Notes rec. 2010
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Part 1 of 2
#295924 - 83.32MB, 361 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2221×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2013/9/14)

 Part 2 of 2
#295929 - 87.76MB, 360 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1011×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2013/9/14)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1887.
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 Complete Score
#896876 - 59.90MB, 464 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 60×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/11/12)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.[1892]. Plate H. & Cie. 9090.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1970). Catalog A4478.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 2e série, 81e année, Nº 19, 7 Mai 1892, p.313, r.1729.
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 Complete Score
#896875 - 42.34MB, 464 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 80×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/6/19)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.[1892]. Plate H. & Cie. 9090.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1970). Catalog A4478.
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Selections

 Act II, Sophie's Aria: "Frere! Voyez!"
#263601 - 0.21MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5099×⇩ - Ryanteynor

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Parts

Complete

 Flute 1/2/Piccolo
#709649 - 2.95MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 182×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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⇒ 21 more: Oboe 1/2/English Horn • Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) (alternate for Alto Saxophone) • Bassoon 1/2 • Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Horn 1/2 • Horn 3/4 • Cornet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Tam-Tam • Bass Drum/Triangle/Tambourine • Keyboard Glockenspiel (offstage) • Organ (offstage) • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Oboe 1/2/English Horn
#709650 - 3.34MB, 54 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 158×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭)
#709651 - 3.84MB, 55 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 155×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bass Clarinet (B♭) (alternate for Alto Saxophone)
#709652 - 1.02MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 164×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bassoon 1/2
#709653 - 3.17MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 140×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Alto Saxophone (E♭)
#709654 - 1.14MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 171×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 1/2
#709655 - 3.34MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 156×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 3/4
#709656 - 2.73MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 146×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Cornet 1/2 (A/B♭)
#709657 - 1.07MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 149×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trombone 1/2
#709658 - 1.04MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 141×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trombone 3
#709659 - 0.64MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 137×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Tuba
#709660 - 0.62MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 137×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Timpani
#709661 - 1.23MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 140×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Tam-Tam
#709662 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 139×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bass Drum/Triangle/Tambourine
#709663 - 0.65MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 143×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Keyboard Glockenspiel (offstage)
#709664 - 0.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 140×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Organ (offstage)
#709665 - 0.19MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 146×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Harp
#709666 - 2.18MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 149×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violins I
#709667 - 5.46MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 183×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violins II
#709668 - 2.81MB, 51 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 143×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violas
#709669 - 3.20MB, 53 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 142×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Cellos/Basses
#709670 - 4.98MB, 77 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 158×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.[1892]. Plate H. & Cie. 9062.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4478.
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Aria (Werther): Pourquoi me reveiller

 Complete Score
#255767 - 0.43MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5546×⇩ - Pabag

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Sophie's Aria: ‘Frere! Voyez!’ (Act II)

 Complete Score
#263808 - 0.98MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1713×⇩ - Ryanteynor

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Ryanteynor (2012/12/28)

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Vocal Scores

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 Complete Score
#29181 - 11.10MB, 232 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17885×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/3/4)

Editor First edition
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Hartmann / Heugel, n.d.[1892]. Plate G. H. et Cie. 1812.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes The plates for this edition were likely engraved by G. Hartmann at the time of the opera's composition (ca.1887) but were not used until following the premiere of the opera in 1892, by which time the Hartmann catalog had been acquired by Heugel. The existing plates were used in the first edition printing, without being issued a new plate number by Heugel.
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 Complete Score
#520882 - 48.37MB, 232 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 319×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Preliminaries - Act I
#197101 - 15.84MB, 80 (iii, #1-77) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3656×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2012/4/2)

 Act II
#197102 - 12.65MB, 60 (#78-137) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3756×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Act III - Act IV
#197103 - 19.86MB, 92 (#138-229) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8291×⇩ - Massenetique

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Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1892. Plate G. H. et Cie. 1812.
Reprinted Paris: Heugel, 1909.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes View Univ. Toronto scan (archive.org)
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 Complete Score
#520883 - 21.56MB, 223 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 91×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Preliminaries - Act I - Act II
#110263 - 13.39MB, 136 (i, #3-137) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1386×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/7/22)

 Act III - Act IV
#110264 - 8.16MB, 87 (#138-224) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2930×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/7/22)

Language Russian / French
Translator Aleksandra Santagano-Gorchakova (1842–1913), Russian text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1903. Plate A. 8423 G.
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 Complete Score
#107417 - 12.67MB, 232 (iii, 229) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6763×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/6/29)

Language French / English
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1909. Plate H. et Cie. 24,473.
Reprinted Paris: Heugel, 1919.
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Selections

 No.8, Prière, "Ah! ma courage m'abandonne" (Act III, Charlotte)
#902212 - 0.44MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2024/3/1)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel et Cie., 1892. Plates H.et Cie.7413-14, 7470, 7476.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from BNF using a method explained on this page. Converted to monochrome, cropped, de-skewed and optimized.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 hands (Alder)

 Complete Score
#520996 - 11.25MB, 244 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 32×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Part 1
#59323 - 8.06MB, 172 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 578×⇩ - Morel

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 Part 2
#59324 - 3.10MB, 72 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 428×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Ernest Alder (1853-1904)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1901. Plate H. & Cie. 20.669.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Alder also wrote a fantasy on motives from Werther for piano trio, which has been recorded.
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For Piano solo

 Complete Score
#105412 - 10.11MB, 98 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1233×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/6/15)

Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate A 7101 G.
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Misc. Notes A piano solo arrangement, made by Raoul Pugno, had earlier been issued by Heugel in 1892, likewise a fantasie-transcription by Neustedt.
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Clair de lune (Act II)

For Harp (Achard)

 Complete Score
#104131 - 0.29MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 475×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/6/3)

Arranger Marguerite Achard (1874-?)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1907. Plate H. et Cie. 23,518.
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org).
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For Piano (Massenet)

 Complete Score
#152754 - 1.26MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 822×⇩ - Janno

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Janno (2011/11/17)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1892. Plate H. & Cie. 9397.
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General Information

Work Title Werther
Alternative. Title Drame lyrique en quatre actes
Name Translations 维特; 維特; Вертер; 베르테르; ウェルテル; Վերթեր; Вертер (опера); ורתר
Name Aliases Werther (opera)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183148489; LCCN: n92061556; GND: 300100140; SUDOC: 033313830; BNF: 13916062b; NKC: aun2010556929
Composer Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. DO 26
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJM 253
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1887
First Performance. 1892/02/16
Vienna: Hofoper (in German)
First Publication. 1892
Librettist Édouard Blau (1836-1906)
Paul Milliet (1848-1924)
Georges Hartmann (1843-1900)
after Die Leiden des jungen Werthers by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Language French
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation vocal soloists, children's chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Werther (tenor)
Charlotte (mezzo-soprano)
Sophie (soprano)
Albert (baritone)
Le Bailli (bass)
Schmidt (tenor)
Johann (baritone)
Brühlmann (tenor)
Käthchen (soprano)
Fritz (child's voice)
Max (child's voice)
Hans (child's voice)
Karl (child's voice)
Gretel (child's voice)
Clara (child's voice)

Orchestra

2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also english horn),
2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, alto saxophone
4 horns, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, triangle, tambourine, harp, strings

Off-stage Instruments

keyboard glockenspiel, organ, tam-tam, wind machine
Related Works Pieces based on Werther
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