Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach

An enchanting, fairy-tale-like spectacle with all the colourful means of theatrical magic.

The poet E.T.A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women, he searches in vain for love and for himself. Stage director Daniele Finzi Pasca brings an enchanting, fairy-tale-like spectacle to the stage with all the colourful means of theatrical magic. French star tenor Benjamin Bernheim shines in his role debut of Hoffmann: "Fairytale theatre magic with a great Benjamin Bernheim in the leading role” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung); “A tenor star lesson for the history books” (Concerti)

Available for streaming as of 29 September 2023.

“Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach” is also available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Original title Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach
Genre Opera
Production year 2021
Video format Apple ProRes HQ
Audio format PCM Stereo
Distribution VOD / SVOD EuroArts Music International GmbH
Stage Director Daniele Finzi Pasca
Sets Hugo Gargiulo
Costumes Giovanna Buzzi
Composer Jacques Offenbach
Original title of music work Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Orchestra / Band Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Conductor Kent Nagano
Choir Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Chorus Master Eberhard Friedrich
Soloist Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone)