1:00 pm (Running time: approx. 3 hours. 2 Intermissions.)

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production, returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HD in the 2006-07 season). Offenbach's fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met Music Director James Levine conducts star tenor Rolando Villazón in the tour-de-force title role, with Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia, Elīna Garanča as the ambiguous Nicklausse, and René Pape as the demonic four villains.

Conductor: James Levine, Production: Bartlett Sher, Set Designer: Michael Yeargan, Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber, Lighting Designer: James F. Ingalls, Choreographer: Dou Dou Huang

Olympia: Kathleen Kim, Antonia: Anna Netrebko, Giulietta: Ekaterina Gubanova, Nicklausse / The Muse: Elına Garanca, Hoffmann: Rolando Villazón, Four villains: Ren&3233; Pape

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