Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Overview
Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for Neil Shicoff’s vivid portrayal of the tortured poet Hoffmann, as he recounts the loves of his life and the way he has been foiled by his nemesis—a marvelous James Morris in a tour-de-force performance of the opera’s four villains. Gwendolyn Bradley is the doll Olympia, Tatiana Troyanos sings the courtesan Giulietta, and Roberta Alexander portrays the innocent Antonia.
Top-billed cast
- DDavid Bernard
- GGweneth Bean
- NNeil Shicoff
- AAnthony Laciura
- RRoberta Alexander
- TTatiana Troyanos
- MMorley Meredith
- AAndrea Velis
- JJames Morris
- MMark Baker
Crew
- Directors
- Otto Schenk, Brian Large
- Writers
- Jules Barbier, E. T. A. Hoffmann
- Production
- The Metropolitan Opera
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Who directed Les Contes d'Hoffmann?
Les Contes d'Hoffmann was directed by Otto Schenk, Brian Large.
When was Les Contes d'Hoffmann released?
Les Contes d'Hoffmann was released in 1988.
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