Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Intro
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
From 31/10/2003 in Antwerp - from 22/11/2003 in Ghent
- Musical direction: Patrick Fournillier
- Director: David McVicar
- Hoffmann: Gerard Powers
- Lindorf/ Coppélius/ Dapertutto/ Docteur Miracle: Philippe Rouillon
- Olympia: Heather Buck
- Giulietta: Barbara Haveman
The life and work of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann could only yield a kaleidoscopic and fantastic opera. In Offenbach’s opera, various stories by the German Romantic writer and composer are woven together, so that their bizarre characters meet and mingle. Hoffmann is enchanted by the opera singer Stella, who has the characteristics of three women from his stories: young girl, artist and courtesan. But Nicklausse, Hoffmann’s companion and muse, sees to it that the writer does not lose sight of his art.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
- Musical direction
- Director
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Set design
Roni Toren
- Costumes
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Lightning
Tina MacHugh
- Chorus master
- Hoffmann
- Lindorf/ Coppélius/ Dapertutto/ Docteur Miracle
- Olympia
- Giulietta
- Antonia
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Mireille Delunsch
- Nicklausse
- Andrès/ Cochenille/ Pitichinaccio/ Frantz
- Spalanzani
- Crespel/ Luther
- Schlemil/ Hermann
- Nathanaël
- La Mère
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