Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Overview
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.
About Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1988)
Released in 1988, Les Contes d'Hoffmann is a music film from The Metropolitan Opera (United States of America). It was directed by Brian Large and Otto Schenk and written by Jules Barbier. The cast is led by Neil Shicoff, Susan Quittmeyer, James Morris, Gwendolyn Bradley and Tatiana Troyanos.
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