Organization

Singer

Tenor

Luciano Mastro

Hoffmann

Mickael Spadaccini

Soprano

Martina Masaryková

Olympia

Pavla Vykopalová

Antonia

Jana Šrejma Kačírková

Daniela Straková-Šedrlová

Juliet

Andrea Široká

Stella

Mezzo-soprano

Markéta Cukrová

Nicklausse

Jana Hrochová

Bass-baritone

Jiří Sulženko

Lindorf

Ondrej Mráz

Coppelius

Miracle

Dapertutto

Aleš Voráček

Spalanzani

Nathaniel

Petr Levíček

Andrès

Cochineal

Frantz

Pitichinaccio

Baritone

Igor Loškár

Herman

Schlemil

Kornél Mikecz

William

Petr Karas

Bass

David Nykl

Crespel

Luther

Jitka Zerhauová

Voice of Antonia's mother/The voice from the grave

Stage director

Skutr

Conductor

Ondrej Olos

Pavel Šnajdr

Costume designer

Simona Rybáková

Set designer

Jakub Kopecký

Choreographer

Jan Kodet

Kateřina Nováčková

Dramaturge

Patricie Částková

Chorus master

Klára Složilová Roztočilová

David Szendiuch

La Muse

Wolfram

ND Brno

French

Les contes d'Hoffmann -  (The Tales of Hoffmann)

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The Tales of Hoffmann

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Les contes d'Hoffmann Offenbach

NdB Hoffmanovy povidky trailer 2

Hoffman's short stories - invitation SKUTR

Love is a flame which burns in one’s eyes, love is a sea of tears one must cry…

This story of a poet who is seeking his feminine ideal carries the subheading opéra fantastique, and the only real parts are the prologue and epilogue where the poet Hoffmann, who is in love with the singer Stella, entertains the guests at a public house. Nobody knows whether the stories of the three women he loved are true, or if they are just examples of the poet escaping into a world of bizarre fantasy. Before producing this work, librettist Jules Barbier had been inspired by the character and tales of one of the first exponents of romanticism, the poet and composer E.T.A. Hoffmann, to write a play with the same name in collaboration with Michel Carré. French composer J. Offenbach is connected mainly with the operetta genre, though he also created two operas, The Rhine Nixies and The Tales of Hoffmann, neither of which he managed to complete, though they are still popular in the opera repertoire. In the Tales of Hoffmann, Offenbach did not completely reject all influences from the world of operetta, but the extensive lyrical numbers and sophisticated dramatic passages rank this work alongside that of authors such as Gounod and Bizet. The new production will be the first collaboration of the directorial duo SKUTR with the Brno Opera ensemble.

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