Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1988)
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.
Directors: Brian Large, Otto Schenk.
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Neil Shicoff as Hoffmann |
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Susan Quittmeyer as Nicklausse / Muse |
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James Morris as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle |
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Gwendolyn Bradley as Olympia |
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Tatiana Troyanos as Giulietta |
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Roberta Alexander as Antonia |
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Pauline Andrey as Stella |
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Anthony Laciura as Andrès / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz |
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Spiro Malas as Luther |
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Mark Baker as Nathanaël |
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Andrea Velis as Spalanzani |
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Morley Meredith as Schlemil |
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John Macurdy as Crespel |
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Gweneth Bean as Antonia's mother |
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David Bernard as Hermann |
| Writing | Jules Barbier | Writer |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | Charles Dutoit | Music Director |
| Sound | Jacques Offenbach | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | E. T. A. Hoffmann | Original Story |
| Directing | Otto Schenk | Director |
