MET Opera Encore: Les Contes D'Hoffmann

Bartlett Sher’s 2009 production stars Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role of this fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Anna Netrebko is the tragic Antonia and Alan Held sings the demonic four villains. Met Music Director James Levine conducts.

Conductor: James Levine

Production: Bartlett Sher

Cast: Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held

The Live in HD production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann does not include the partial nudity seen in the stage production.

Original transmission: December 19, 2009

Running time: 2 hrs 52 mins

(Tickets: $20 Adults)