in Opera Now (Mar, 2014)
Using the edition by Michael Kaye and Christophe Keck of this flawed masterpiece gives this production an instant competitive edge in the market. Meanwhile, some strong vocalising gives it a fillip. Laurent Pelly’s production is neat and traditional and he elicits some strong performances. Stephane Deneve conducts an appropriately large-boned account of the score for the Liceu and helps the work to become a cohesive whole. Michael Spyres’ Hoffmann is very much in the lyric mode, and as I’ve found with him before, his strong middle register thins tonally as it ascends; but his singing is stylish, his French good, and his chubby innocence suits the role. Natalie Dessay is an …
Offenbach : Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Naouri, Dessay, Spyres, Denève.
Jacques Offenbach : Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Michael Spyres (Hoffmann), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), Natalie Dessay (Antonia), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Giulietta), Laurent Naouri (Lindorf, Coppelius, Miracle, Daperlutto), Michèle Losier(Nicklausse, Muse), Francisco Vas (les quatre valets), Choeur et Orchestre du Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelone, Stéphane Denève. Mise en scène : Laurent Pelly
23,90€
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