Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann) 8 years old

Jacques Offenbach's opéra fantastique live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on November 15, 2016

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann

This adaptation of three tales by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a sprinkling of Goethe’s Faust, portrays the German poet as both narrator and hero recounting his love affairs with Olympia, Antonia and Giuletta. Robert Carsen’s spectacular production highlights the melancholy genius of a man marked by life, with a coherence and dramatic sense remarkable for a work that leaves numerous questions unanswered. Under the baton of Philippe Jordan, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ermonela Jaho, Kate Aldrich, Yann Beuron and Ramón Vargas and Stefano Secco in the main role, interpret the legendary airs of this work whose brilliant mystery will continue to dazzle opera houses for countless years to come.

Credits

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann Cast

Name Character
Ramón Vargas He was 56, now 64 years old as Hoffmann

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann Crew

Name Department
Jacques Offenbach as Original Music Composer. He was 197 (61) years old when He died Sound
Jules Barbier as Writer. He was 191 (75) years old when He died Writing
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Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (8 years)

Jacques Offenbach's opéra fantastique live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on November 15, 2016

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
  • Runtime: 135 minutes