The Royal Opera

THE TALES OF HOFFMANN

[New Production]

[Captured live November 2024]

Running time: 245 minutes, Two intervals

Sung in French with subtitles

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved…  

Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?

Cast:

HOFFMANN Juan Diego Flórez

LINDORF/COPPÉLIUS/DR MIRACLE/DAPERTUTTO Alex Esposito

OLYMPIA Olga Pudova

ANTONIA Ermonela Jaho

GIULIETTA Marina Costa-Jackson

NICKLAUSSE Julie Boulianne

ANDRÈS/COCHENILLE/FRANTZ/PITICHINACCIO Christophe Mortagne

SPALANZANI Vincent Ordonneau

CRESPEL Alastair Miles

MUSE OF POETRY/SPIRIT OF ANTONIA'S MOTHER Christine Rice

LUTHER Jeremy White

HERMANN/SCHLEMIL Grisha Martirosyan

NATHANAEL Ryan Vaughan Davies

ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin

CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding

CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus

Creatives:

DIRECTOR Damiano Michieletto

CONDUCTOR Antonello Manacorda

MUSIC Jacques Offenbach

LIBRETTO Jules Barbier

SET DESIGNER Paolo Fantin

COSTUME DESIGNER Carla Teti

LIGHTING DESIGNER Alessandro Carletti

CHOREOGRAPHER Chiara Vecchi