Met Opera Season 2024-25: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

On October 5, an ensemble of leading lights take the stage for Offenbach’s fantastical final work, headlined by tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by soprano Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, soprano Pretty Yende as the plagued diva Antonia, and mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as the Venetian seductress Giulietta. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in an important company debut as Hoffmann’s friend Nicklausse. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Rating: CTC

Runtime: 246 mins

Director: The Metropolitan Opera

Actors: Clementine Margaine, Pretty Yende, Benjamin Bernheim, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Christian Van Horn, Erin Morley, Aaron Blake

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas

Sat, Oct 19:

13:00

Sun, Oct 20:

11:30

Tue, Oct 22:

13:00

Wed, Oct 23:

18:30

Prospect Cinemas

No sessions running at Prospect this week

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