2013 • 180' • Live opéra with english subtitles
Director(s): Louise Narboni • Producer(s): Les Films Jack Fébus • Coproducer(s): Mezzo • Format(s): HD
Recorded on February 17th and 20th, 2013 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Spain)
‘The Tales of Hoffman’ (Paris, 1881) is evidence of Hoffman’s determination to surpass his success with operettas and enter the world of grand opera. This is a highly inspired work where fantasy and emotion form a subtle, supernatural blend with satire and the grotesque. Hoffman, the narrator and protagonist, relates three tales to his drinking companions. Each tale illustrates a facet of his stormy affair with the singer Stella. The tales tell the stories of Olympia, a mechanical doll, Antonia, a singer, who sings herself to death, and Giulietta, a courtesan who steals people’s reflections.
Casting :
Stella - Susana Cordón
Olympia - Kathleen Kim
Antonia - Natalie Dessay
Giulietta - Tatiana Pavlovskaya
La musa / Nicklausse - Michèle Losier
La veu de la tomba - Salomé Haller
Hoffmann - Michael Spyres
Lindorf / Coppelius / Doctor Miracle / Capita Dapertutto - Laurent Naouri
Spalanzani - Manel Esteve
Crespel - Carlos Chausson
Peter Schlemil - Isaac Galan
Andres / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio - Francisco Vas
Maître Luther - Alex Sanmarti
Nathanaël - Airam Hernández
Hermann - Isaac Galán