Movie Description
Les Contes d'Hoffman
(2017)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
Hoffmann
La muse, Nicklausse
Lindorf, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Miracle
Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz
Olympia
Giulietta
Antonia
La mère d'Antonia
Spalanzani
Nathanaël
Nathanaël
Luther, Crespel
Hermann
Schlemil
Facts
Original TitleLes Contes d'Hoffman
Status Released
Release Information
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2017-11-15
Original Language
Runtime 02h 29m
Production CompaniesOpéra National de Paris
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
