chorus The English National Opera Chorus
composed by Jules Massenet
conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
libretto by Georges Hartmann
libretto by Paul Milliet
libretto by Édouard Blau
liner notes Alan Blyth
orchestra The English National Opera Orchestra
photography, cover Zoë Dominic
recording supervisor Elaine Padmore
soloist [albert], baritone vocals Patrick Wheatley
soloist [charlotte], mezzo-soprano vocals Janet Baker
soloist [johann], bass vocals John Tomlinson
soloist [schmidt], tenor vocals Terry Jenkins
soloist [sophie], soprano vocals Joy Roberts
soloist [the magistrate], bass vocals Harold Blackburn
soloist [werther], tenor vocals John Brecknock
text by [source] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
translated by [english libretto] Norman Tucker
Phonographic Copyright (p) BBC Worldwide Music
Copyright (c) Chandos Records Ltd
Recorded At London Coliseum
Total Time – 2'10:00 / CD1– 73:56 / CD2– 56:04
Recorded live by the BBC at the London Coliseum on 13 December 1977
116-page booklet: notes in English, German, French & Italian; English libretto
℗ 1977 BBC, a BBC Worldwide Music Production
© 2000 Chandos Records Ltd
Produced in association with the Peter Moores Foundation.
24-bit digitally remastered
Medallion on cover: Premiere Recording in English
Printed and made in the EU
Barcode: 0 95115 30332 0 (Text)
Barcode: 095115303320 (Scanned, UPC-A)
Label Code: LC 7038
SPARS Code: ADD