The Royal Opera – The Tales of Hoffmann



Thu 6 Feb 6.45pm      Book Now

Duration: 245 minutes with two intervals
Rating: Cert 12A (tbc)

Adults £18

Seniors £15

Under 18s £10

 

Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN [New production]

Director: Damiano Michieletto
Conductor: Antonello Manacorda 

Sung in French with English subtitles

 

Four women: 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?