The title role of the poet escaping into alcohol goes to today's top French tenor, Benjamin Bernheim, with Erin Morley, Pretty Yende and Clémentine Margaine portraying Hoffmann's loves. Playing not one, but four demonic figures in this performance conducted by Marco Armiliato is bass-baritone Christian Van Horn.
The broadcast will be sung in the original language, and shown with Hungarian and English subtitles.
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Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Performers:
Olympia...............................................Erin Morley
Antonia/Stella......................................Pretty Yende
Giulietta...............................................Clémentine Margaine
Nicklausse/Muse.................................Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
Hoffmann.............................................Benjamin Bernheim
Four servants......................................Aaron Blake
Four villains.........................................Christian Van Horn
Featuring: The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
set design: Michael Yeargan
costumes: Catherine Zuber
lighting: James F. Ingalls
choreographer: Dou Dou Huang
director: Bartlett Sher
Presented by: Müpa Budapest