Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2004)

Live peformance from the Sferisterio Opera Festival, August 2004. Our edition has an Italian cast of exceptional quality, in which stand out the amazing voice of Desirée Rancatore, the extraordinary artistry of Ruggiero Raimondi and the fascinating direction of Pier Luigi Pizzi, one of today's most creative directors. Interesting overview here: http://www.operatoday.com/content/2006/08/offenbach_les_c.php

Producers	Dynamic
Original title	Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Directors	Pier Luigi Pizzi
Writers	Jules Barbier, E. T. A. Hoffmann

Cast

Vincenzo La Scola

as Hoffmann

Desirée Rancatore

as Olympia

Sara Allegretta

as Giulietta

Annalisa Raspagliosi

as Antonia

Ruggero Raimondi

as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dappertutto / Miracle

Elsa Maurus

as Nicklausse

Thomas Morris

as Spalanzani

Lorenzo Muzzi

as Crespel / Luther

Luca Casalin

as Andrés / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz

Nicolas Rivenq

as Hermann / Schlémil

Tiziana Carraro

as Stella / La mère d'Antonia

Pierpaolo Palloni

as Une voix de basse

Davide Tonucci

as Wilhelm

Frédéric Chaslin

as Conductor