Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann

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Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (2016)

Directed by Robert Carsen

“Jacques Offenbach's opéra fantastique live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on November 15, 2016”

Drama, Fantasy · 2h 15m

This adaptation of three tales by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a sprinkling of Goethe’s Faust, portrays the German poet as both narrator and hero recounting his love affairs with Olympia, Antonia and Giuletta. Robert Carsen’s spectacular production highlights the melancholy genius of a man marked by life, with a coherence and dramatic sense remarkable for a work that leaves numerous questions unanswered. Under the baton of Philippe Jordan, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ermonela Jaho, Kate Aldrich, Yann Beuron and Ramón Vargas and Stefano Secco in the main role, interpret the legendary airs of this work whose brilliant mystery will continue to dazzle opera houses for countless years to come.

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Cast

Ramón Vargas Hoffmann Nadine Koutcher Olympia Kate Aldrich Giulietta Ermonela Jaho Antonia Philippe Jordan Self - Conductor

Crew

Director
Robert Carsen
Writer
Jules Barbier
Original Music Composer
Jacques Offenbach

Details

Original title
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Release date
2016-11-15
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Production
Opéra National de Paris