Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Jacques Offenbach, the Vienna State Opera brings his most famous masterpiece to the stage in a surreal production by Andrej Seban.
A scene from The Tales of Hoffmann at Vienna State Opera
Photo: Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
OFFENBACH: The Tales of Hoffmann
Sunday 15 December 2019 at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert
Cast:
Dmitry Korchak (Hoffmann), Gaëlle Arquez (Muse/Nicklausse), Luca Pisaroni (Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto), Michael Laurenz (Andrès/Cochenille/Frantz/Pitichinaccio), Olga Peretyatko (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta), Chorus & Orchestra of Vienna State Opera conducted by Frédéric Chaslin
Recorded at State Opera, Vienna
Synopsis of The Tales of Hoffmann
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Luca Pisaroni as Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Luca Pisaroni as Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Luca Pisaroni as Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Olga Peretyatko as Olympia, Dmitry Korchak as Hoffmann. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Olga Peretyatko as Olympia. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Gaëlle Arquez as Muse/Nicklausse. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Gaëlle Arquez as Muse/Nicklausse. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Dmitry Korchak as Hoffmann. Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper
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Michael Pöhn, Wiener Staatsoper