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Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Los Angeles)

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The Tales of Hoffmann
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1944
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Settings designed by

Cast

Hoffmann, the poet
Nicklausse, his friend
Olympia, a mechanical doll
Giulietta, the courtesan
Antonia, daughter of Crespel
Voice of the Mother
Coppélius
Dapertutto
Dr. Miracle
Schlemil, lover of Giulietta
Spalanzani
Crespel, father of Antonia
Nathanaël
Cochenille
Pittichinaccio
Hermann

Show Dates

Time and Place

Nineteenth Century; various parts of Europe

Scenes

PROLOGUE -- Interior of Luther's Tavern
Act I -- Ballroom in Spalanzani's House
Act II -- Court of a Palace on the Grand Canal, Venice
Act III -- Room in Antonia's Home, Munich
EPILOGUE -- Same as Prologue

Notes

Settings constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association