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opera Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann Robert Carsen (stage director), Philippe Jordan (Music director) — With Ramón Vargas (Hoffmann), Roberto Tagliavini (Lindorf et al.), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Kate Aldrich (Giulietta), and Nadine Koutcher (Olympia)

Robert Carsen (stage director), Philippe Jordan (Music director) — With Ramón Vargas (Hoffmann), Roberto Tagliavini (Lindorf et al.), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Kate Aldrich (Giulietta), and Nadine Koutcher (Olympia)

Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann Robert Carsen (stage director), Philippe Jordan (Music director) — With Ramón Vargas (Hoffmann), Roberto Tagliavini (Lindorf et al.), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Kate Aldrich (Giulietta), and Nadine Koutcher (Olympia)

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Let yourself be swept away by the magic of Offenbach's whimsical The Tales of Hoffmann! Under the baton of Philippe Jordan, the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus perform the timeless score, while an all-star operatic lineup—led by tenor Ramón Vargas in the title role— breathe a spark of life into an unforgettable cast of characters created by German master of the macabre E.T.A. Hoffmann.

In a Nuremberg tavern, the poet Hoffmann (Vargas) recounts his latest amorous adventures and misadventures to a rapt crowd: the sad fate of the automaton Olympia (an excellent Nadine Koutcher), the tragic death of the young singer Antonia (Ermonela Jaho, heartbreaking and impeccable), and—featuring the ravishingly beautiful barcarolle "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"—the scheming of courtesan Giulietta (a stunning Kate Aldrich), who wishes to steal Hoffmann's very reflection. The dynamic staging of this bewitching opera by Robert Carsen, leans on the work's phantasmagorical underpinnings, while the sets and costumes by Michael Levine keep the story grounded in reality. The boundary between the real and the imaginary gets blurrier and blurrier as our protagonist tells his tales and ultimately gives himself over once more to his Muse, poetry (played by Stéphanie d'Oustrac)…

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Cast

  • Robert Carsen | Stage director
  • Michael Levine | Set designer, Costume designer
  • Jean Kalman | Lighting
  • Philippe Giraudeau | Choreographer
  • Ian Burton | Dramaturgy
  • Ramón Vargas | Hoffmann
  • Stéphanie d'Oustrac | The muse, Nicklausse
  • Roberto Tagliavini | Lindorf, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Miracle
  • Yann Beuron | Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio
  • Nadine Koutcher | Olympia
  • Ermonela Jaho | Antonia
  • Kate Aldrich | Giulietta
  • Paris Opera Chorus
  • José Luis Basso | Chorus Master

Program

  • Jacques Offenbach, The Tales of Hoffmann
    • I (Prologue): Prelude and Introduction - "Glou, glou, glou" (Chorus)
    • I (Prologue): "La vérité dit-on" (Chorus)
    • I (Prologue): "Le conseilleur Lindorf, morbleu!" (Lindorf, Nicklausse, Andres)
    • I (Prologue): "Voyons "Pour Hoffmann" Bon!" (Lindorf)
    • I (Prologue): "Vive Dieu! mes amis..." (Nathanaël, Chorus, Hermann, Lindorf, Luther, Hoffmann, Nicklausse)
    • I (Prologue): "Notte e giorno mal dormire...Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach" (Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Herman, Nathanaël, Chorus)
    • I (Prologue): "À la bonne heure au moins!..." (Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Hermann, Lindorf, Chorus)
    • I (Prologue): "Je vous dit, moi, qu'un malheur ma menace" (Hoffmann, Lindorf, Nathanaël, Hermann, Chorus, Nicklausse, Luther)
    • Act II
    • II: "Là! dors en paix" (Spalanzani, Hoffmann, Cochenille)
    • II: "Allons! courage et confiance" (Hoffmann, Nicklausse)
    • II: "Voyez-la sous son éventail" (Nicklausse, Hoffman)
    • II: "C'est moi, Coppelius" (Coppelius, Nicklausse, Hoffman)
    • II: "Hein! Vous? Ce cher maître!..." (Spalanzani, Coppelius, Hoffmann, Cochenile)
    • II: "Non aucun hôte vraiment" (Chorus, Spalanzani, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Cochenille, Voix de Basse)
    • II: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Olympia, Chorus)
    • II: "Ah! mon ami! quel accent!" (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Spalanzani, Chorus, Olympia, Cochenille)
    • II: "Ils se sont éloignés enfin !...Ah ! vivre deux" (Hoffmann, Olympia)
    • II: "Tu me fuis? .....Oui, pauvres fous" (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Coppelius, Spalanzani, Cochenille, Olympia, Chorus)
    • Act IV
    • IV: "Elle a fui, la tourterelle" (Antonia)
    • IV: "Malheureuse enfant..." (Crespel, Antonio, Frantz)
    • IV: "Jour et nuit je me mets en quatre" (Frantz)
    • IV: "Frantz!... c'est ici!" (Hoffmann, Frantz, Nicklausse)
    • IV: "C'est une chanson...Ah! J'ai le bonheur dans l'âme" (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Antonia)
    • IV: "Pourtant, ô ma fiancée...C'est une chanson d'amour" (Hoffmann, Antonia)
    • IV: "Pour conjurer le danger" (Miracle, Hoffmann, Crespel, Le Voix d'Antonia)
    • IV: "Ne plus chanter! Hélas!" (Hoffmann, Antonia)
    • Act III
    • III: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)
    • III: "Schlémil!...J'en étais sûr!" (Giulietta, Schlémil, Hoffmann, Pittichinaccio, Dapertutto, Nicklausse)
    • III: "Ecoutez, messieurs!" (Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Giulietta, Nicklausse, Schlémil, Pittichinaccio, Chorus)
    • Act V (Epilogue)
    • V (Epilogue): "Voilà quelle fut l'histoire de mes amours..." (Hoffmann, Luther, Lindorf, Nathanaël, Nicklausse, Chorus)
    • V (Epilogue): "Des cendres de ton cœur" (La muse, Chorus, Stella, Lindorf, Hoffmann, Hermann, Luther, Nathanaël, Andres)

Details

  • Venue: Opéra Bastille (Paris, France)
  • Production date: 2017
  • Recording date: 2016
  • Duration: 2 h 45 min
  • Production: © Opéra National de Paris, François Roussillon et associés
  • Available version(s): FR
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