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25th of June 2025 (Wednesday) - 18£

26th of June 2025 (Thursday) - 18£

27th of June 2025 (Friday) - 20£

28th of June 2025 (Saturday) - 20£

Don't miss this enchanting opera - an evening filled with passion and brilliance awaits!

About "The Tales of Hoffmann"

The Tales of Hoffmann is a richly imaginative opera that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, exploring the complex emotions of love, loss, and artistic obsession. Based on stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann, the opera unfolds through the poet Hoffmann’s reflections on his three great loves—each representing different facets of his ideal woman. Set within a framework of storytelling in a tavern, Hoffmann’s recollections transport the audience into vivid, dreamlike worlds, where passion intertwines with dark forces, and the boundaries between the real and the surreal are constantly shifting.

Offenbach’s music, as presented in Cramer’s score, brings extraordinary color and depth to these tales. Each act is distinct in character, reflecting the unique emotional landscape of Hoffmann’s doomed romances. The mechanical doll Olympia’s act sparkles with playful, whimsical energy; Antonia’s tragic tale is filled with lyrical, heart-wrenching melodies that capture her fragile spirit; and Giulietta’s seductive world is infused with rich, dramatic intensity.

The recurring presence of Hoffmann’s nemesis—embodied in various sinister guises—adds a dark undercurrent, highlighting the tension between artistic inspiration and personal despair.

At its core, The Tales of Hoffmann is not just a series of love stories but a profound exploration of the artist’s soul. Hoffmann’s journey through memory and imagination reveals his struggle to reconcile his passions with his art. Offenbach’s score masterfully mirrors this, weaving together themes of longing, beauty, and the bittersweet nature of human experience.

About the Director

Callie Nestleroth

Callie Nestleroth is an American theatre and opera director based in London. She has worked as a Director and Assistant/Associate Director with the opera companies Opera Holland Park, English Touring Opera, Streetwise Opera, Somerset Opera, Buxton International Festival, Royal Academy Opera, Barefoot Opera, Opera’r Ddraig, Waterperry Opera Festival, Blackheath Halls Opera, Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera, Into Opera, and directed theatre and site-specific productions including at the Barbican, VAULTS, Edinburgh Fringe, Cambridge Museums, Tramshed, Southwark Playhouse, and on tour for White Horse Theatre. Training: MFA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama; Advanced Directing at the National Theater Institute; Lincoln Center Director’s Lab. callienestleroth.com

About the Musical Director

Giannis Giannopoulos

Giannis Giannopoulos is a London-based Greek pianist/conductor. Giannis holds a degree from the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in Piano Performance and Orchestral Conducting respectively.

He has worked as a musical director in the Greek National Opera, Berlin Opera Group, Passaggio Oper, Opera Diaspora, and Opera Kipling, taking part in the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, The Camden Fringe, and other venues.

Through his opera group "Corpus Animae", he staged Teleman's "Il Pimpinone" for the Aegina International Music Festival and runs opera repertoire workshops in London.

Upcoming engagements include Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro with Harrow Opera in March and Opera Kipling in August.

Giannis teaches orchestral conducting at Morley College and Queen Elizabeth’s School for Boys.

Our cast

Chorus

Anne Wiel, Bethany Shordon, Bob Luder, Christine Fahy, Christian Sawyer, Cristina Pharo, Dai Noble, David Lowick, Doreen Morgans, Georgios Vagionis, Jaymes Aaron, Lucy Woods, Melody Compton Hoyte, Marie Cayeux, Niall Windass, Sara Meadows, Regina Roszczynska, Rogelio Aguilar

Hoffmann - Philip Hayes

25th & 27th of June

Olympia - Cristina Pharo

25th & 27th of June

Antonia - Bethany Shordon

25th & 27th of June

Nicklausse - Sharon Brandelli

25th & 27th of June

Giulietta - Lucy Woods

25th & 27th of June

Nicklausse - Amber Reeves

26th & 28th of June

The Voice - Suzanna Perry

25th & 27th of June

Hoffmann - Mike Wells

26th & 28th of June

Olympia - Marie Cayeux

26th & 28th of June

Antonia - Anne Wiel

26th & 28th of June

Lindorf/Depertutto

- Niall Windass

25th & 27th of June

Giulietta - Melody Hompton Coyte

26th & 28th of June

The Voice - Christine Fahy

26th & 28th of June

The Voice - Suzanna Perry

25th & 27th of June

Lindorf/Coppelius/Miracle

/Depertutto - Andy Lee

26th & 28th of June

Luther/Schlemil - Andrew Sparling

25th - 28th of June

Nathaniel -

25th - 28th of June

Andreas/Pitichinaccio/Franz - David Lowick

25th - 28th of June

Spalanzani - Bob Luder

25th - 28th of June

Coppelius/Miracle

- Rogelio Aguilar

25th & 27th of June

Herman - Jaymes Aaron

25th - 28th of June

Crespel

25th - 28th of June