Offenbach
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Legendary conductor Pierre Monteux is at the helm of this opera that is a combination of enticing French music wedded to a sinister German story. With Richard Tucker in the title role, Hoffmann’s tales of the women he has loved—Roberta Peters, Risë Stevens, and Lucine Amara—have seldom been told so poetically. The tunes are as beguiling as Hoffman’s enchanting loves, but there is always a dark force at work. Martial Singher in a tour de force appears as all four of Hoffmann’s nemeses.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Dec 3, 1955
Composer
Jacques Offenbach
Librettist
Jules Barbier
Run Time
2 HRS 18 MIN
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus