Giancarlo Del Monaco's passionate and intelligent production of Jacques Offenbach's magnum opus creates a climactic kaleidoscope of deep and convincing emotions. A highly credible incarnation of the pitiable Kleinzach he sings about, Aquiles Machado is the poet who loses his romantic idealism, his reflection and finally his soul to a 'trio of charming enchantresses'. Conductor Alain Guingal inspires the superbly dramatic cast,including María Bayo, Milagros Poblador, Valentina Kutzarova and Katharine Goeldner, in an outstanding recording in High Definition video and surround sound.
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Composer:Jacques Offenbach
Hoffmann: Aquiles Machado
Lindorf / Coppélius: Konstantin Gorny
Nicklausse: Katharine Goeldner
Antonia: María Bayo
Giulietta: Valentina Kutzarova
Olympia: Milagros Poblador
Chorus of Ópera de Bilbao
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa
Conductor: Alain Guingal
Director: Giancarlo del Monaco
Plus: Interviews with María Bayo, Aquiles Machado & Juan Carlos Matellanes (President of ABAO) / Illustrated synopsis / Cast gallery
Picture: 16:9
Sound: LPCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 worldwide
Running Time: 185 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/SP/IT
Year: 2006