The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann (2015)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
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| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.0791 |
Directed By
Bartlett Sher
Barbara Willis Sweete
Crew
Jacques Offenbach
Jules Barbier
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Yves Abel
Bartlett Sher
Barbara Willis Sweete
Yves Abel
Michel Carré
Bartlett Sher
Michael Yeargan
Catherine Zuber
Duo Duo Huang
James F. Ingalls
Gina Lapinski
Jay David Saks
Paul Cremo
David Newell
Ron Washburn
John Kerswell
Matiki Anoff
William Malloy
Jules Barbier
Peter Gelb
Louisa Briccetti
Mia Bongiovanni
Elena Park
Victoria Warivonchik
TOP CAST
Vittorio Grigolo
Hoffmann
Kate Lindsey
The Muse of Poetry / Nicklausse
Thomas Hampson
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
Hibla Gerzmava
Stella / Antonia
Erin Morley
Olympia
Christine Rice
Giulietta
Tony Stevenson
Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio
David Pittsinger
Luther / Crespel
David Crawford
Hermann / Schlémil
Dennis Petersen
Nathanael / Spalanzani
Olesya Petrova
Antonia's mother
Deborah Voigt
Self - Host
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