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[Cancelled] Les Contes d'Hoffmann

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[Cancelled] Les Contes d'Hoffmann

SCHEDULE

  • Sun, 19 April 2020, 14:00
  • Tue, 21 April 2020, 14:00
  • Thu, 23 April 2020, 18:30
  • Sat, 25 April 2020, 14:00
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2019/2020 SEASON

*As of the 30th of March, we have cancelled all performances of "Les Contes d'Hoffmann". See for the details
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Music by Jacques OFFENBACH
Opera in 5 Acts
Sung in French with English and Japanese surtitles
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19 Apr - 25 Apr, 2020 ( 4 Performances )

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Running time is approx. 3 hours 40 mins including intervals

DETAILS

This is Philippe ARLAUD's production of a whimsical love story. It is Jacques OFFENBACH's sole opera, best known for its "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" ("Beauteous Night, O Night of Love"), other highlights including the "Chanson de Kleinzach" ("Song of little Zaches") sung by Hoffman, and that ultimate showcase of coloratura soprano singing, the "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" ("The birds in the arbour") aria sung by Olympia. This is ARLAUD's 2003 production at the New National Theatre Tokyo. He brings added depth to the work with radiating wit and humour, as well as effective use of fluorescent colours, bringing out the sense of fantasy of the work.

This will be a noteworthy production, featuring Marko LETONJA, Music Director of Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, as conductor, and Leonardo CAPALBO who has been highly acclaimed for this role, will make his debut in NNTT. Kyle KETELSON, well-known for his Escamillo and Leporello roles, will be playing the four villains, while the rising star, mezzo soprano KOBAYASHI Yuka, will play Nicklausse and La Muse. The three soprano parts will be taken up by leading Japanese sopranos YASUI Yoko, KINOSHITA Mihoko and YOKOYAMA Keiko.

SYNOPSIS

The setting is a tavern next to the opera house.
The poet Hoffmann, who exchanged promises with the singer Stella, with whom he is in love, to meet each other after her performance, begins telling stories of past love with three women: falling in love with Olympia, a mechanical doll; his consumptive lover Antonia being coaxed to sing one last time, draining her of her last breath; and his shadow being taken by the courtesan Giulietta;.
The tales over, Hoffman falls into despair over the emptiness of love, getting drunk. Whereupon the Muse appears before him.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: Marko LETONJA
Production, Set and Lighting Design: Philippe ARLAUD
Costume Design: Andrea UHMANN
Choreographer: UEDA Haruka

CAST

Hoffmann: Leonardo CAPALBO
Nicklausse, La Muse: KOBAYASHI Yuka
Olympia: YASUI Yoko
Antonia: KINOSHITA Mihoko
Giulietta: YOKOYAMA Keiko
Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto: Kyle KETELSEN
Andres, Cochènille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio: AOCHI Hideyuki
Luther, Crespel: OKUBO Mitsuya
Spalanzani: HARE Masahiko
Schlemil: SUDO Shingo
La voix de la mère, Stella: TANIGUCHI Mutsumi

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus: New National Theatre Tokyo Chorus

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • Marko LETONJA
    Conductor
    Marko LETONJA
    Philippe ARLAUD
    Production, Set and Lighting Design
    Philippe ARLAUD
  • Leonardo CAPALBO
    Hoffmann
    Leonardo CAPALBO
    KOBAYASHI Yuka
    Nicklausse, La Muse
    KOBAYASHI Yuka
    YASUI Yoko
    Olympia
    YASUI Yoko
    KINOSHITA Mihoko
    Antonia
    KINOSHITA Mihoko
    YOKOYAMA Keiko
    Giulietta
    YOKOYAMA Keiko
    Kyle KETELSEN
    Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto
    Kyle KETELSEN
    AOCHI Hideyuki
    Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio
    AOCHI Hideyuki

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