Werther (Colin Davis recording)
Werther is a 130-minute studio album of Jules Massenet's opera, performed by a cast led by José Carreras, Frederica von Stade, Sir Thomas Allen, Isobel Buchanan and Robert Lloyd with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under the direction of Sir Colin Davis. It was released in 1981.
Philips CD: 416 654–2
Jules Massenet photographed by Eugène Pirou in 1895, three years after Werther was first performed (in a German translation)
A poster advertising Werther's 1893 first performance in French
Josep Maria Carreras Coll, better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Carreras performing at the World Economic Forum in 2011
Carreras portraying Julián Gayarre in the film Romanza Final (1986)
Carreras backstage at the Royal Albert Hall, December 2001
Carreras visiting a leukaemia patient on the cover of Amigos de la Fundación, July 2005