Live peformance from the Sferisterio Opera Festival, August 2004. Our edition has an Italian cast of exceptional quality, in which stand out the amazing voice of Desirée Rancatore, the extraordinary artistry of Ruggiero Raimondi and the fascinating direction of Pier Luigi Pizzi, one of today's most creative directors. Interesting overview here: http://www.operatoday.com/content/2006/08/offenbach_les_c.php
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Vincenzo La Scola
Hoffmann
Also in
Giovanna d'Arco
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Desirée Rancatore
Olympia
Also in
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
La cambiale di matrimonio
Sara Allegretta
Giulietta
Also in
Dialogues des Carmelites
Annalisa Raspagliosi
Antonia
No other roles listed
Ruggero Raimondi
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dappertutto / Miracle
Known for
My Out-Laws
Elsa Maurus
Nicklausse
No other roles listed
Thomas Morris
Spalanzani
Also in
Les Brigands
Carmen
Lorenzo Muzzi
Crespel / Luther
Luca Casalin
Andrés / Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz
Also in
Verdi: Falstaff
Gran Gala di Verdi
Nicolas Rivenq
Hermann / Schlémil
Also in
La traviata in Paris
Les Boréades
Tiziana Carraro
Stella / La mère d'Antonia
Also in
La forza del destino
The Weddings of Figaro
Pierpaolo Palloni
Une voix de basse
No other roles listed
Pier Luigi Pizzi Director · Jules Barbier Writer E. T. A. Hoffmann Story
First release August 1, 2004 · Produced in Italy
Production
Dynamic
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 1, 2004
Premiere · Live performance
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 3, 2005 · Digital · DVD
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