Werther

Jules Massenet: Werther Canadian Opera Company Johannes Debus, Conductor Director: Alain Gauthier Russell Thomas, Tenor (Werther) Victoria Karkacheva, Mezzo-soprano (Charlotte) Gordon Bintner, Bass-baritone (Albert) Simone Osborne, Soprano (Sophie) Alain Coulombe, Bass (Johann) Michael Colvin, Tenor (Schmidt) A young man's romantic infatuation spirals into dangerous obsession in Werther, the COC's final mainstage opera of 2025/2026, and one that hasn't been staged at the company in 30 years. Tenor Russell Thomas returns to Toronto as the sensitive title poet. Canadian director Alain Gauthier spearheads an all-new production co-produced in the spirit of local creative collaboration by three of the country's leading opera companies.