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Offenbach

The Tales of Hoffmann in HD – 2024

October 5, 2024

Bart Sher’s production of Offenbach’s valedictory masterpiece was telecast by the Met for the third time. The last time was in 2015. Each time it’s different. I’ll start with the opera’s ending. It has more versions than a politician’s biography. Today after what once was the end of a Met staging of The Tales of […]

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The Tales of Hoffmann in HD – 2015

January 31, 2015

Offenbach’s masterpiece was telecast for the second time by the Met in its HD series. The first broadcast was December 19, 2009 with Joseph Calleja in the title role. This afternoon Vittorio Grigolo had the lead part. Bart Sher’s production was modified from its earlier incarnation, mostly for the better. The lights were turned on this […]

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