Les Contes d'Hoffman (2017)

Les Contes d'Hoffman (2017)

We are made great by love and greater still by our tears. 2017-11-15 France 149 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Ramón Vargas is Hoffmann
Stéphanie d'Oustrac is La muse, Nicklausse
La muse, Nicklausse
Roberto Tagliavini is Lindorf, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Miracle
Lindorf, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Miracle
Yann Beuron is Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz
Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz
Kate Aldrich is Giulietta
Giulietta
Ermonela Jaho is Antonia
Doris Soffel  is La mère d'Antonia
La mère d'Antonia
Rodolphe Briand is Spalanzani
Spalanzani
Cyrille Lovighi is Nathanaël
Nathanaël
Cyrille Lovighi is Nathanaël
Nathanaël
Paul Gay is Luther, Crespel
Luther, Crespel