DVD + Blu-Ray:
The Tales of Hoffmann - The Royal Opera 2024

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems...

Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann (Juan Diego Flórez) relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy become increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?

Olivier award-winning director Damiano Michieletto returns to The Royal Opera for a new production of Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann alongside conductor Antonello Manacorda.

“Flórez is ideal as the perpetually earnest writer” (The Guardian ★★★★)

“A feast for eyes and ears” (Bachtrack ★★★★★)

Original title Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Genre Opera
Recording location Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Composer Jacques Offenbach
Conductor Antonello Manacorda
Stage Director Damiano Michieletto
Orchestra / Band Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Soloists Juan Diego Flórez, Alex Esposito, Julie Boulianne, Olga Pudova, Ermonela Jaho, Marina Costa-Jackson, Christine Rice, Vincent Ordonneau, Alastair Miles, Jeremy White