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Love and greed, A story of three loves

< Les Contes d'Hoffmann >

 

Composer​ Jacques Offenbach

Original Work​ E.T.A Hoffman ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

Libretto​ Jules Barbier, Michel Carré

Premiere​ 1881, Opéra-Comique

 

 

It was performed by Korea National Opera in 2019 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the French composer Offenbach (1819-1880). Owing to the success at the time, KNO will revisit Offenbach’s music this year. is an omnibus opera that discusses the meaning of life and art through magnificent music. It deals with the vain love with the doll Olympia, the star-crossed love with Antonia and sensual love with Giulietta. The three stories sing of the human desire for love. You will be mesmerized by the charm of Offenbach opera that crosses the boundary between fantasy and reality, with the excellent talent of the creative team, faithful to the essence of French opera.

 

 

 

 

 

   

Synopsis

Les contes d'Hoffmann is an omnibus opera. It deals with the vain love with the doll Olympia, the star-crossed love with Antonia and sensual love with Giulietta. The three stories sing of the human desire for love. You will fall in love with this beautiful French Opera. ​

 

 

 

   

Production

Conductor Sebastian Lang Lessing

Stage director​ Vincent Boussard

Sets​ Vincent Lemaire

Costumes​ Clara Peluffo-Valentini

Lighting Nicolas Gilli​

Projaction​ Nicolas Hurtevent​​​

Make up You Jin Koo

 

CAST

 

Hoffmann​ Oliver Kook, Bum Joo Lee 

Olympia  Yoon Jeong Lee , Hye Jung Kang

Antonia  Sang A Yoon, Soon Young Kim

Giulietta Ye Eun Oh, Ji Eun Kim

Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto  Antonio Yang​, Ki Don Choi

Nickausse/La Muse  Jung Mi Kim​

Andrès/Cochenille/Frantz/Pitichinaccio  Jeong Min Wee​

Nathanaël/Spalanzani  Kyung Bum Roh​​​​​​​​

Hermann/Peter Schlémil​ Won Kim

Crespel/Luther  Cheol Jun Kim​

Voice of the Mother of Antonia  ​Song Mi Yang​

 

The National Chorus of Korea

KLIM Orchestra

JIN Art Company​

 

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