Massenet's Werther oozes quiet despair

[chickenfeet]

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[ioplokon]

Werther is a weird one. Obviously the story is extremely dated and a bit weird, but also when I was TAing a class on Goethe's Faust, the prof said she'd basically stopped teaching Werther because every semester she did, there was at least one student who identified with it a bit too much. So idk maybe it is "the book you only like if you are actively suicidal" or something...

[chickenfeet]

I think what really gets me is that Werther is such a prat. What kind of idiot dotes on Ossian and tries to commit suicide by shooting himself in the stomach?

[ioplokon]

Right? The proper way to die as an Ossianic hero is by trying to show off cool arrow tricks as a throuple.

ETA: oooh actually, an Elective Affinities opera would be lots of fun...

[chickenfeet]

Are you going to Operamania tonight? I'll be there

[ioplokon]

Yes, I will be there! Been looking forward to it since the last one.