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The famous and highly praised Royal Opera production by the film director John Schlesinger, filmed in 1981, is as good as we are ever likely to see. The spectacular designs by Maria Bjornson and William Dudley vividly bring Hoffmann’s nightmare world to life. The brilliant cast is led by Placido Domingo as Hoffmann, in one of his towering portrayals. He has become wholly identified with this part, in a way that no other artist has.
The all-star cast also includes Luciana Serra as Olympia, Agnes Baltsa as Giulietta, Ileana Cortrubas as Antonia, Robert Lloyd as Lindorf, Geraint Evans as Coppelius, Nicola Ghiuselev as Dr Miracle, Sigmund Nimsgern as Dappertutto. The score, which includes such favourites as the Barcarolle and the Doll’s Song is conducted by Georges Pretre.
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- Running time: 150 minutes approx.
- NTSC
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3
- Colour
- Disc Format: DVD-9
- Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
- Region Code: 2/3/4/5/6
- Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece,
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This review is from: Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann -- Royal Opera House/Pretre [DVD] [2003] [NTSC] (DVD)
I was lucky enough to have seen this on BBC live from the Royal Opera House and although it was many years ago it still remains a favourite of mine. Having the three wonderful sopranos as opposed to the usual one added a dimension note seen since, as far as I am aware. And Placido Domingo was at his best during this period. Excellent DVD.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent !,
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This review is from: Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Placido Domingo leads an all round excellent cast. The singing is of a very high standard, and it is very well staged and produced.I would recommend this to any opera lover, even if they are unfamiliar with this work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
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This review is from: Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann -- Royal Opera House/Pretre [DVD] [2003] [NTSC] (DVD)
Probably one of the greatest opera performances and recordings ever. I was not lucky enough to be there but instead it caught my ear as I was listening to the BBC Radio 3 live broadcast. Astonishing singing and great that there is at least a DVD recording as I cannot find a CD recording.
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