Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann
Daniele Finzi Pasca (stage director), Kent Nagano (conductor) — With Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), Olga Peretyatko (Olympia/Antonia/Stella/Giulietta) and Angela Brower (La Muse/Nicklausse)
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Cast
Daniele Finzi Pasca — Stage director
Hugo Gargiulo — Stage design
Giovanna Buzzi — Costume designer
Benjamin Bernheim — Hoffmann
Olga Peretyatko — Olympia / Antonia / Stella / Giulietta
Angela Brower — La Muse / Nicklausse
Luca Pisaroni — Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dapertutto
Gideon Poppe — Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio
Kristina Stanek — La Mère
Martin Summer — Maître Luther / Crespel
Dongwon Kang — Nathanaël
Jürgen Sacher — Spalanzani
Daniel Schliewa — Wilhelm / Wolfram
Han Kim — Le Capitaine des Sbirres
Bernhard Hansky — Schlémil / Hermann
The Hamburg State Opera Chorus
Program notes
In a tavern in Nuremberg, a poet tells the stories of his unhappy love affairs to anyone who would listen, under the watchful eye of the Muse—who seeks to become the sole object of his devotion! Thus unfolds Offenbach’s beloved Tales of Hoffmann, presented here at the Hamburg Opera in a critically acclaimed production. The “traditional but effective” staging provides the orchestra (led by maestro Kent Nagano) and a cast of top-notch soloists with the ideal setting to showcase their talent, offering the audience a production of the highest quality and with limitless charms. Benjamin Bernheim particularly shines in the role of Hoffmann, as one who “possesses all the romantic fervor of the idealist poet struggling with reality” (ResMusica).
