Details

Hopelessly besotted with a flighty prima donna, the poet Hoffmann drunkenly recalls the three loves of his life: Olympia, a mechanical doll; Antonia, a sick young singer; and Giulietta, a Venetian whore who stole his reflection and his soul. Based upon the fantastical tales of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, Offenbach's operatic swansong boasts such hit numbers as the clockwork-driven 'Doll's Song' and the seductively swooning 'Barcarolle'. Sung in French with English surtitles. Approx running time 3 hours 50 minutes.

Cast/Performers

Rolando Villazon (Hoffman), Ruxandra Donose (The Muse of Poetry / Nicklausse), Willard W White (Four Villains), Ekaterina Siourina (Olympia), Jennifer Larmore (Giulietta), Elena Kelessidi (Antonia), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Four Servants), Andrew Greenan (Crespel), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Luther), Robin Leggate (Spalanzani), Quentin Hayes (Hermann), Andrew Kennedy (Nathanael), Matthew Rose (Schlemil), Elizabeth Sikora (Antonia's Mother)

Creatives/Company

Music: Offenbach
Lyrics(s): Barbier, Carre
Book by: Hoffman
Producer: Royal Opera
Director: Richard Gregson
Design: William Dudley
Costume: Maria Bjornson
Lighting: David Hersey
Choreographer: Eleanor Fazan
Conductor: Richard Hickox