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'.

Cast/Performers

Barry Banks (Hoffmann), Georgia Jarman (Olympia / Antonia / Giulietta / Stella), Clive Bayley (Lindorff / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle), Christine Rice (Muse / Nicklausse), Simon Butteriss (Frantz / Pittichinaccio / Cochenille), Richard Angas (Luther)

Creatives/Company

Music: Offenbach
Lyrics(s): Jules Barbier, Carre
Book by: Hoffman
Producer: English National Opera
Conductor: Antony Walker
Director: Richard Jones
Design: Giles Cadle
Costume: Buki Shiff
Lighting: Mimi Jordan Sherin
Translation: Tim Hopkins