It's Christmas time, and the aging Charlotte is reminiscing about her time with her first love, the poet Werther. Told through a series of letters and flashbacks, Goethe's story is a tremendously tragic love story made even more powerful by the passionate music of Massenet - often referred to as the French Puccini. In this production, the characters of her youth appear before her, with the story spiraling toward the eventuality of her life's story. BARN OPERA's artistic director, Joshua Collier creates this streamlined production.