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Werther
Koch, Gillet; Kaufmann, Tézier; ?Orchestra and Children's Choir of l'Opéra National de Paris, Plasson. Production: Jacquot. Decca B0014794-09 (2 DVDs), 162 mins., subtitled
Benoît Jacquot's stodgy, bargain-basement Werther — introduced at Covent Garden in 2004 but filmed at the Opéra Bastille in January 2010 — lacks flair as sorely as it does good, old-fashioned producti...
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