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Les Contes d'Hoffmann 1988 Directed by Brian Large , Otto Schenk

Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for Neil Shicoff’s vivid portrayal of the tortured poet Hoffmann, as he recounts the loves of his life and the way he has been foiled by his nemesis—a marvelous James Morris in a tour-de-force performance of the opera’s four villains. Gwendolyn Bradley is the doll Olympia, Tatiana Troyanos sings the courtesan Giulietta, and Roberta Alexander portrays the innocent Antonia.

Country France
Production Country USA
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Music
Production Company The Metropolitan Opera
Release Date 2 March 1988
Cast
Neil Shicoff Hoffmann
Susan Quittmeyer Nicklausse / Muse
James Morris Lindorf / Coppélius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Anthony Laciura Andrès / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz
Spiro Malas Luther
Mark Baker Nathanaël
Andrea Velis Spalanzani
John Macurdy Crespel
Gweneth Bean Antonia's mother