Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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.
Cast
Neil Shicoff
Hoffmann
Susan Quittmeyer
Nicklausse / Muse
James Morris
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Gwendolyn Bradley
Olympia
Tatiana Troyanos
Giulietta
Roberta Alexander
Antonia
Pauline Andrey
Stella
Anthony Laciura
Andrès / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz
Spiro Malas
Luther
Mark Baker
Nathanaël
Andrea Velis
Spalanzani
Morley Meredith
Schlemil
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