Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1988)
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.
Cast
Neil Shicoff
Hoffmann
James Morris
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Tatiana Troyanos
Giulietta
Anthony Laciura
Andrès / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz
Spiro Malas
Luther
Mark Baker
Nathanaël
John Macurdy
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