Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	22nd January 2004
To	17th February 2004
When	Jan 22, 26, 30. Feb 3, 11, 13, 17 18:30. Feb 15:00
Prices	From £6.00. To £145.00.
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d'Hoffmann)

Work:: The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d'Hoffmann) (S2099)

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'.

Music	Offenbach
Lyrics	Jules Barbier
Lyrics	Carre
Book by	Hoffman

Production:: (T0224514913)

Sung in French with English surtitles. Approx running time 3 hours 50 minutes.

Producer	Royal Opera
Director	Richard Gregson
Design	William Dudley
Costume	Maria Bjornson
Lighting	David Hersey
Choreographer	Eleanor Fazan
Conductor	Richard Hickox
Performer	Rolando Villazon (Hoffman)
Performer	Ruxandra Donose (The Muse of Poetry / Nicklausse)
Performer	Willard W White (Four Villains)
Performer	Ekaterina Siourina (Olympia)
Performer	Jennifer Larmore (Giulietta)
Performer	Elena Kelessidi (Antonia)
Performer	Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Four Servants)
Performer	Andrew Greenan (Crespel)
Performer	Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Luther)
Performer	Robin Leggate (Spalanzani)
Performer	Quentin Hayes (Hermann)
Performer	Andrew Kennedy (Nathanael)
Performer	Matthew Rose (Schlemil)
Performer	Elizabeth Sikora (Antonia's Mother)

Listing:: L557428694

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in French with English surtitles. Approx running time 3 hours 50 minutes.

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