Josi Steinfeld was brought up and lives in London, having been a professional opera singer since the age of 21. She obtained a degree in opera studies with the Rose Bruford College 20 years ago, since when she has been giving opera talks and lectures.
Massenet’s Werther is based on Goethe’s  epistolary novel, ‘The Sorrows of Young Werther’, published in 1774. Some, myself included, regard...