The Royal Opera - Les Contes d'Hoffmann Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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Les Contes d'HoffmannThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 |
A noble flop |
1 Dec 16 / The Spectator |
Covent Garden’s revived Tales of Hoffman plods along despite excellent singing |
22 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
The score simply sounded suffocated |
22 Nov 16 / Boulezian |
Goodbye to all that |
15 Nov 16 / The Critics' Circle |
Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo richly deserved the applause in the title role |
14 Nov 16 / Express |
Les contes d’Hoffmann à la Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
12 Nov 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Derniers feux d'une production légendaire |
10 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
A grandiose affair |
9 Nov 16 / A Younger Theatre |
One could perhaps wish for more varied dynamics from Vittorio Grigòlo’s Hoffmann |
9 Nov 16 / Independent |
Grigòlo and Hampson make a striking pairing |
9 Nov 16 / The Guardian |
A final revival for the Royal Opera's venerable staging of Offenbach's grand opera |
9 Nov 16 / What's on Stage |
Les Contes d’Hoffmann is gorgeous enough to take your mind off Trump |
9 Nov 16 / Telegraph |
Lacks clarity |
9 Nov 16 / The Stage |
This revival of John Schlesinger’s 1980 production gives preference to tradition over authenticity |
9 Nov 16 / Classical Source |
Final revival of Schlesinger’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann indicates time is ripe for a new production |
9 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
A final outing for the Royal Opera's lavish but fusty Tales of Hoffmann |
9 Nov 16 / Bachtrack |
This beautifully prepared staging brings out the timeless attraction of Hoffmann’s magic and Offenbach’s genius |
9 Nov 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Production details
Cast
Grigolo/Capalbo, Yoncheva, Rice, Fomina, Hampson, Ordonneau, Halfvarson, Rice, White, Kim, Lindsey, Yurchuk, Mortagne, Carby
(c) Pidò (d) Schlesinger
Performance dates
7, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28 November, 3 December 2016
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