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The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Offenbach's opera in a live performance from The Metropolitan Opera, New York, 31 January 2015
New tenor star Vittorio Grigolo takes on the title role in Offenbach’s fantastical opera, giving a tour-de-force performance as the tortured poet unlucky in love. He is joined by a trio of leading ladies: Erin Morley sings the mechanical doll Olympia, Hibla Gerzmava is the fragile Antonia, and Christine Rice sings Giulietta, the Venetian courtesan. Bartlett Sher’s colorful production, seen here in its second Live in HD presentation, also stars Thomas Hampson as the sinister Four Villains and Kate Lindsey as Niklausse, Hoffmann’s friend and muse. Yves Abel conducts.
Cast
- Vittorio Grigolo as Hoffmann
- Kate Lindsey as The Muse of Poetry / Nicklausse
- Thomas Hampson as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
- Hibla Gerzmava as Stella / Antonia
- Erin Morley as Olympia
- Christine Rice as Giulietta
- Tony Stevenson as Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio
- David Pittsinger as Luther / Crespel
- David Crawford as Hermann / Schlémil
- Dennis Petersen as Nathanael / Spalanzani
- Olesya Petrova as Antonia's mother
- Deborah Voigt as Self - Host
Details
- Director
- Bartlett Sher and Barbara Willis Sweete
- Released
- January 31, 2015
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Music
- Studio
- The Metropolitan Opera
- Status
- Released
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