Organization

Singer

Soprano

Kathleen Kim

Olympia

Rachele Gilmore

Anna Netrebko

Antonia

Stella

Ekaterina Gubanova

Juliet

Laura Vlasek Nolan

Mezzo-soprano

Kate Lindsey

Nicklausse

Tenor

Joseph Calleja

Hoffmann

David Pomeroy

Alan Held

Les 4 Diables

Alan Oke

Les 4 Valets

Joel Sorensen

Wendy White

Voice of Antonia's mother/The voice from the grave

Cochineal

Frantz

Pitichinaccio

Bass

Dean Peterson

Crespel

Luther

Conductor

James Levine

John Keenan

Stage director

Bartlett Sher

Costume designer

Catherine Zuber

Set designer

Michael Yeargan

Baritone

Michael Todd Simpson

Schlemil

Herman

Rodell Rosel

Spalanzani

Nathaniel

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

French

Les contes d'Hoffmann -  (The Tales of Hoffmann)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Bartlett Sher’s imaginative production, with sets by Michael Yeargan and costumes by Catherine Zuber, explores all the riches of Offenbach’s fantastical tale. Joseph Calleja is the poet Hoffmann who is enthralled by a variety of women—neither of which turns out to be the perfect creature he envisions. Kathleen Kim scales the vocal heights of the mechanical doll Olympia. Anna Netrebko literally sings herself to death as Antonia and also plays the diva Stella. Ekaterina Gubanova is the sultry courtesan Giulietta. Alan Held’s Four Villains foil all of Hoffmann’s plans. James Levine conducts with ardor and dramatic energy, bringing out every colorful detail of this rich score.

Production booklet

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