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Les Contes d'Hoffmann

A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Ana Netrebko as Stella.
A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Ana Netrebko as Stella. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Taken during the rehearsal on November 27, 2009 at the Met.
Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Taken during the rehearsal on November 27, 2009 at the Met. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Anna Netrebko as Stella in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Taken during the rehearsal on November 27, 2009 at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Anna Netrebko as Stella in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Taken during the rehearsal on November 27, 2009 at the Metropolitan Opera House. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera )
A scene from Act I (Olympia act) of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann, Alan Held as Coppelius, and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse.
A scene from Act I (Olympia act) of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann, Alan Held as Coppelius, and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera )
A scene from Act II (Antonia act) of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann (seated), Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse, and Alan Held as Dr. Miracle.
A scene from Act II (Antonia act) of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann (seated), Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse, and Alan Held as Dr. Miracle. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Kate Lindsey as the Muse in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann."
Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Kate Lindsey as the Muse in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann." (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
Anna Netrebko as Antonia and Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann."
Anna Netrebko as Antonia and Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann." (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann.
A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Michael Todd Simpson as Hermann (seated on left), Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann, and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse.
A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Michael Todd Simpson as Hermann (seated on left), Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann, and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
A scene from Act I (Olympia act) of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Mark Schowalter as Spalanzani, Kathleen Kim as Olympia, and Alan Oke as Cochenille.
A scene from Act I (Olympia act) of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Mark Schowalter as Spalanzani, Kathleen Kim as Olympia, and Alan Oke as Cochenille. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
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