Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Les Contes d'Hoffmann is an opera with Prologue, three Acts and Epilogue with music by Jacques Offenbach and libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre that was produced by PACT in October & November of 1995. The opera is based on the fantastic tales of ETA Hoffmann.
Contents
The opera
Production team
The cast
The cast included Hans van Heerden ("Lindorf" and "Dr Miracle"), Tsepo Desando ("Andres"), Andre Strijdom ("Hermann"), Jannie Moolman ("Nathanael" and "Cochenille"), Carl-Rudolph Kaiser ("Luther"), Keith Ikaia-Purdy ("Hoffmann"), Hanre Lass ("Nicklausse" and "The Muse of Poetry"), Anton Stoltz ("Spalanzani", "Frantz" and "Pittichianaccio"), Rouel Beukes ("Coppelius" and "Crespel"), Hanli Stapela ("Olympia), Mauri Mostert ("Antonia"), Marita Napier ("Giulietta"), John Fletcher (Schlemil), George Stevens ("Dapertutto"), Sam Moraneng ("Wilhelm") and Karin Engelbrecht ("Stella").
Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc
Sources
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