Les Contes d'Hoffman
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2017-11-15
Runtime: 149 mins
Director: Robert Carsen
Writer: Jacques Offenbach
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: Les Contes d'Hoffman
Production Companies: Opéra National de Paris
Production Countries: France
Cast
Ramón Vargas
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Roberto Tagliavini
Yann Beuron
Nadine Koutcher
Kate Aldrich
Ermonela Jaho
Doris Soffel
Rodolphe Briand
Cyrille Lovighi
Cyrille Lovighi
Paul Gay
Laurent Laberdesque
François Lis
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