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The Met: HD Live — Opera from New York at the Salmar Classic “The Tales of Hoffman” by Jacques Offenbach
October 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
$18Saturday, October 5, 9:55am Salmar Classic
“Les Contes d’Hoffmann” by Jacques Offenbach
Offenbach’s fantastical final work is headlined by tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by soprano Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, soprano Pretty Yende as the plagued diva Antonia, and mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as the Venetian seductress Giulietta. Bass-baritone Christian Van Horn sings the Four Villains and mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya is Hoffmann’s friend Nicklausse. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production.
Jacques Offenbach chose as his opera source a successful play based on the stories of visionary German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Three of these tales—at once profound, eerie, and funny—were unified in the play by a narrative frame that made Hoffmann the protagonist of his own stories. Each episode recounts a catastrophic love affair, and throughout the opera, Hoffmann is dogged by a diabolical nemesis and accompanied by his faithful friend Nicklausse.
This opera runs from 9:55am to approximately 2:00pm including two half hour intermissions.
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