| The Royal Opera - Les Contes d'Hoffmann Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Vittorio Grigolo (Hoffmann)
Sofia Fomina (Olympia), Christophe Mortagne (Spalanzani), Vittorio Grigolo (Hoffmann)
Vincent Ordonneau (Pittichinaccio), Christine Rice (Giulietta), Vittorio Grigolo (Hoffmann)
General scene
Thomas Hampson (Miracle), Sonya Yoncheva (Antonia)
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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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |