Strong storytelling in the Theater an der Wien’s Tales of Hoffmann

By Zwölftöner, 05 April 2012

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Reviewed at Theater an der Wien, Vienna on 2 April 2012

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

Riccardo Frizza, Conductor

William Friedkin, Director

Kurt Streit, Hoffmann

Mari Eriksmoen, Olympia

Juanita Lascarro, Antonia

Angel Blue, Giulietta

Magdalena Anna Hofmann, Stella

Roxana Constantinescu, The Muse

Aris Argiris, Lindorf

Andreas Conrad, Frantz

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg Choir

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Zwölftöner

Zwölftöner is a doctoral student based in Vienna, Austria. Interests include opera and orchestral, chamber, piano and contemporary music.