Grigòlo stars as Debus leads thrilling Hoffmann at The Met

By Robert Levine, 28 September 2017

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“puzzles are expected and we can be grateful for how dazzled the experience leaves us”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 26 September 2017

Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Metropolitan Opera

Johannes Debus, Conductor

Bartlett Sher, Director

Michael Yeargan, Set Designer

Catherine Zuber, Costume Designer

Vittorio Grigolo, Hoffmann

Erin Morley, Olympia

Anita Hartig, Antonia, Stella

Oksana Volkova, Giulietta

Tara Erraught, Nicklausse

Laurent Naouri, Lindorf, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Miracle

Christophe Mortagne, Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio

Mark Schowalter, Nathanaël, Spalanzani

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

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Robert Levine

Robert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.