Metropolitan Opera Announces A Cast Change Advisory For LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN

Canadian tenor David Pomeroy will make his Met debut singing the title role in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann at this evening's performance, replacing Joseph Calleja, who is ill.

The new production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, directed by Bartlett Sher, also features Kathleen Kim as Olympia, Anna Netrebko as Antonia, Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta, Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse/The Muse, and Alan Held as the four villains. John Keenan conducts.

A powerhouse team joins forces for Offenbach's psychological fantasy. James Levine conducts, and Tony Award® winner Bart Sher (South Pacific) returns after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville to direct. Inspired by Kafka, Sher describes his production as "a magical journey in which the character works out different manifestations of his psyche." Joseph Calleja sings the tour-de-force title role, opposite Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia and Alan Held as the demonic four villains.

The stage production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann contains partial nudity and may not be appropriate for young children. The partial nudity will not be shown in the Live in HD transmission of the opera.

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