Werther review - Kaufmann heads strong cast in stylishly sung and fabulously played revival

Royal Opera House, LondonThis revival of Benoît Jacquot's 2004 staging of Massenet's tragedy sees Antonio Pappano and his orchestra on top form. Kaufmann was not at full strength but Aigul Akhmetshina's Charlotte shone Few musical directors would choose to conduct three such different operas as Verdi's Il trovatore, Berg's Wozzeck and now Massenet's Werther side by side in the space of a month, but that's how Antonio Pappano is wrapping up his penultimate season in charge of the Royal Opera - a...