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

Three cast changes have been made for tonight's performance of Les Contes d'Hoffmann due to illness. Rachele Gilmore will make her Met debut replacing Kathleen Kim in the role of Olympia. Laura Vlasek Nolan replaces Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta. Joel Sorensen sings the roles of the four servants - Andrès, Frantz, Cochenille, and Pitichinaccio - replacing Alan Oke.

The new production, directed by Bartlett Sher, runs through January 2 and features Joseph Calleja in the title role, Anna Netrebko as Antonia, Alan Held as the four villains, and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse. 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.

 

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