Sunday 3 September at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert
OFFENBACH: The Tales of Hoffmann
The great storyteller E.T.A. Hoffmann is a regular at Luther’s tavern in Nuremburg, where he goes nightly in the company of admiring university students to drink away the memories of his unhappy life. On being provoked about his love life, Hoffmann declares that he will tell the stories of his three great loves.
Hoffmann.................... Vittorio Grigòlo
Spirit............................ Catherine Carby
Olympia....................... Sofia Fomina
Crespel........................ Eric Halfvarson
Lindorf/Coppélius/Dappertutto/Miracle......... Thomas Hampson
Giulietta...................... Christine Rice
Nathanael.................... David Junghoon Kim
Muse of Poetry/Nicklausse ... Kate Lindsey
Luther.......................... Jeremy White
Antonia........................ Sonya Yoncheva
Schlemil...................... Yuriy Yurchuk
Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Evelino Pidò (EBU)
