The Royal Opera

Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann

Encore Screening

Four women: four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in this new production of Offenbach's dream-like opera from the Royal Opera.

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved…  

Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann (Juan Diego Flórez) relives his childhood romance with Olympia (Olga Pudova), a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia (Ermonela Jaho), is taken from him too soon.

Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta (Marina Costa-Jackson) has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?