Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for Neil Shicoff’s vivid portrayal of the tortured poet Hoffmann, as he recounts the loves of his life and the way he has been foiled by his nemesis—a marvelous James Morris in a tour-de-force performance of the opera’s four villains. Gwendolyn Bradley is the doll Olympia, Tatiana Troyanos sings the courtesan Giulietta, and Roberta Alexander portrays the innocent Antonia.
as Hoffmann
as Nicklausse / Muse
as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
as Olympia
as Giulietta
as Antonia
as Stella
as Andrès / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz
as Luther
as Nathanaël
as Spalanzani
as Schlemil
as Crespel
as Antonia's mother
as Hermann
