The Tales of Hoffmann
- Composer:
- Composer: Jacques Offenbach. Coductor: Anthony Walker
- Management:
- English National Opera and Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
- Cast:
- Barry Banks, Georgia Jarman, Clive Bayley, Christine Rice, Simon Butteriss, Richard Angas
- Director:
- Richard Jones
- Design:
- Giles Cadle
- Lighting:
- Mimi Jordan Sherin
- Costumes:
- Buki Shiff
Production information can change over the run of the show.
Offenbach's swansong brings together three of the fantastical tales of ETA Hoffmann in a bitterly romantic bio-opera, at the end of which the writer decides to dedicate himself to art, not love. Unfortunately, Offenbach himself died before completing the score, which means that since the 1881 premiere onwards it's been subject to the additions, subtractions and rewritings of well-meaning but lesser hands. The situation has become more complicated in recent years, due to the discovery of additional numbers not included in the premiere...
Run sheet
- Coliseum London
- February 29 , March 2 , 6 , 8 , 10
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