Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1988)
March 2, 1988Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

John Macurdy
Crespel

Gweneth Bean
Antonia's mother

David Bernard
Hermann

Jules Barbier
Writer
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opera live performance