Royal Opera: The Tales of Hoffman (12A)
Screen 2, Sunday 19 Jan 2025, 14:00
- ends at 18:25
Four women and four curious love stories.
Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera. Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to
matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved. Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model
student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is
taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her own secret agenda. As
memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it
is too late?
Sung in French with English subtitles.
Cast: Juan Diego Flórez, Alex Esposito, Olga Pudova, Ermonela Jaho, Marina Costa-Jackson, Julie Boulianne
Director: Damiano Michieletto
Conductor: Antonello Manacorda
Runnig time 245 minutes inlcuding two intervals.
New Production. Captured live in November 2024.