Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Joan Sutherland (Antonia/Stella/Giulietta/Olympia), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse), Hugues Cuénod (Franz) Suisse Romande Choir & Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Juan Diego Flórez (Hoffmann), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Alex Esposito (Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto), Julie Boulianne (Nicklausse), Olga Pudova (Olympia), Marina Costa-Jackson (Giulietta), Christine Rice (Muse) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonello Manacorda, Damiano Michieletto

Juan Diego Flórez (Hoffmann), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Alex Esposito (Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto), Julie Boulianne (Nicklausse), Olga Pudova (Olympia), Marina Costa-Jackson (Giulietta), Christine Rice (Muse) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonello Manacorda, Damiano Michieletto

Roberto Alagna (Hoffmann), José Van Dam (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dapertutto/Dr Miracle), Natalie Dessay (Olympia), Sumi Jo (Giulietta), Leontina Vaduva (Antonia), Catherine Dubosc (Nicklausse / La Muse) Choeur et Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Kent Nagano

Vittorio Grigolo (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/Muse), Christine Rice (Giulietta), Sonya Yoncheva (Antonia), Sofia Fomina (Olympia), Thomas Hampson Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Evelino Pidò (conductor) & John Schlesinger (director)

Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), Kathryn Lewek (Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta), Christian van Horn (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr Miracle/Dapertutto), Kate Lindsey (Muse/Nicklausse) Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Marc Minkowski, Mariame Clément

Placido Domingo (Hoffmann), Catherine Malfitano (Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta), Ann Murray (Niklausse, Hoffmann's Muse), Jose van Dam(Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto), Rémy Corazza (Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio), Kurt Rydl (Luther, Crespel), Jocelyne Taillon (Antonia's mother), Gérard Friedmann (Nathanaël, Spalanzani) & Peter Weber (Hermann, Schlémi) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine

Hanns Nocker (Hoffman), Melitta Muszely (Stella/Olympia), Rudolf Asmu (Lindorf/Coppelius), Werner Enders (Cochenille/Pitichinaccio), Vladimir Bauer (Spalanzani), Alfred Wroblewski (Crespel), Horst-Dieter Kaschel (Schlemihl), Sylvia Kuziemski (Niklaus/Muse), Uwe Kreyssig (Nathanael), Heinz Kogel (Lutter), Orchestra From the Komischer Oper Berlin, Karl-Fritz Voigtmann, Walter Felsenstein (stage director)

Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), Kathryn Lewek (Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta), Christian van Horn (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr Miracle/Dapertutto), Kate Lindsey (Muse/Nicklausse) Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Marc Minkowski, Mariame Clément

Jeanette Scovotti (Olympia), Norma Sharp (Giulietta), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto, Mirakel), Julia Varady (Antonia), Gisela Schunk (Stella), Hanna Schwarz (Stimme der Mutter), Siegfried Jerusalem (Hoffmann), Klaus Hirte (Spalanzani), Norbert Orth (Nathanael) & Kurt Moll (Crespel) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg

Plácido Domingo, Edita Gruberova, Claudia Eder, Gabriel Bacquier, Justino Díaz, James Morris, Andreas Schmidt, Robert Gambill & Christa Ludwig Chœurs de Radio France & Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa

Waldemar Kmentt (Hoffman), Rita Streich (Olympia), Anny Schlemm (Giulietta), Teresa Stich Randall (Antonietta) & George London (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertuto, Dr Miracle) Bavarian Radio, Rudolf Moralt

Nicolai Gedda (Hoffmann), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Giulietta), Victoria de los Angeles (Antonia), Gianna d’Angelo (Olympia), George London (Coppelius/ Miracle), Ernest Blanc (Dapertutto) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan

Mattwilda Dobbs, Uta Graf, Leopold Simoneau, August Heimpel, Aime Doniat, Heinz Rehfuss, Nata Tuescher Orchestra of the Concerts de Paris, Pierre-Michel Le Conte

Rudolf Schock, Rudolf Schock/Ruth-Margret Pütz/Hildegard Hillebrecht/Pilar Lorengar/Marcel Cordes /Karl-Ernst Mercker /Sieglinde Wagner /Betty Allen /Leopold Clam/Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Symphoniker/Berislav Klobucar, Leopold Clam (vocals), Georg Wieter (bass), Marcel Cordes (vocals), Hildegard Hillebrecht (soprano vocals), Ruth-Margret Pütz (soprano vocals), Pilar Lorengar (soprano vocals), Karl-Ernst Mercker (tenor vocals), Betty Allen (vocals), Sieglinde Wagner (vocals) Berliner Symphoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berislav Klobucar

Catherine Dubosc (soprano vocals), José van Dam (baritone vocals), Roberto Alagna (tenor vocals), Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon (chorus), José Van Dam (bass-baritone), Natalie Dessay (soprano vocals), Nathalie Dessay (soprano vocals), Michel Sénéchal (tenor vocals), Gilles Ragon (tenor vocals), Catherine Dubosc (mezzo-soprano vocals), Leontina Vaduva (soprano vocals), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone vocals), José Van Dam (bass vocals), Doris Lamprecht (mezzo-soprano vocals), Sumi Jo (soprano vocals), Ludovic Tézier (baritone vocals), Juanita Lascarro (soprano vocals) Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Kent Nagano

Angelo Bada, Vina Bovy, Rene Maison, Lawrence Tibbett New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Maurice Abravanel

Sandor Konya, Gabriel Bacquier, Mady Mesple Peter Maag

Sándor Kónya (Hoffmann), Mady Mesplé (Olympia), Radmila Bakocevic (Giulietta), Heather Harper (Antonia), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Miracle/Lindorf), Noemi Souza (Nicklaus), Nino Falzetti (Frantz/Andres/Cochenille/Pitichinacchio), Guy Gallardo (Spalanzani) Teatro Colón, Peter Maag

Robert Rounseville (tenor), Dorothy Bond (soprano), Margherita Grandi (soprano), Monica Sinclair (mezzo-soprano) Sadler's Wells Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Richard Tucker (Hoffmann), Laurel Hurley (Olympia), Lucine Amara (Antonia), Belén Amparan (Giulietta), Natalie Kelepovska (Stella), George London (Lindorf, Coppélius, Docteur Miracle, Dapertutto), Mildred Miller (Nicklausse), Charles Anthony (Andrès, Fratz, Cochenile, Pitichinaccio), James McCracken (Nathanaël) & Calvin Marsh (Hermann) Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera House, Thomas Schippers

Vina Bovy, Renee Doria, Raoul Jobin, Fanely Revoil Paris Opera-Comique Orchestra and Chorus, Andre Cluytens

Richard Tauber

Nicolai Gedda/Gianna d' Angelo/Jean-Pierre Laffage/Robert Geay/Christiane Gayraud/Jeannine Collard/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Victoria de los Angeles/Ernest Blanc/Jean-Christophe Benoit/Nicola Ghiuselev/George London/Michel Sénéchal/Choeurs René, Nicola Ghiuselev (bass), Robert Geay (bass), Jean-Pierre Laffage (bass-baritone), Jean-Christophe Benoit (bass-baritone), Choeurs Rene Duclos (chorus), George London (bass-baritone), Ernest Blanc (bass-baritone), Nicolai Gedda/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Victoria de los Angeles/Gianna d' Angelo/Christiane Gayraud/Renée Faure/Jean-Christophe Benoit/Nicola Ghiuselev/George London/Ernest Blanc/Michel Sénéchal/Jean-Pierre Laffage/Robert Geay/André Mallabrera/, Jacques Pruvost (bass-baritone), Christiane Gayraud (mezzo-soprano vocals), Gianna d' Angelo (soprano vocals), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano vocals), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano vocals), George London (baritone vocals), André Mallabrera (tenor vocals), Jeannine Collard (mezzo-soprano vocals), Michel Sénéchal (tenor vocals), Nicolai Gedda/André Mallabrera/Choeurs René Duclos/André Cluytens/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, André Cluytens

Léopold Simoneau, Pierrette Alarie, Suzanne Danco, George London, Lucretia West Vienna State Opera, Lee Schaenen

Peter Anders (Hoffmann), Anneliese Muller (Nicklausse), Erna Berger (Antonia), Irmgard Langhammer-Klein (Giulietta), Rita Streich (Olympia), Jaro Prohaska (Dapertutto/Dr Miracle), Walter Stoll (Hermann), Franz Stumpf (Crespel), Margarete Klose (Mother's Voice), Fritz Soot (Spalanzani), Gerhard Witting (Chochenille), Kurt Reimann (Nathanael) Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rother

Neil Shicoff (Hoffmann), Ann Murray (Muse/Nicklaus), Jessye Norman (Giulietta), Rosalind Plowright (Antonia), Luciana Serra (Olympia), José van Dam (Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle/Coppélius) Choeurs et Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra National, Bruxelles, Sylvain Cambreling

Francisco Araiza (Hoffmann), Samuel Ramey (Dapertutto/Miracle/Coppélius), Anne Sofie von Otter (Nicklaus), Jessye Norman (Antonia), Eva Lind (Olympia), Cheryl Studer (Giulietta), Riccardo Cassinelli (Spalanzani), Boris Martinovitch (Crespil), Jean-Luc Craignaud (Schlemil), Georges Gautier (Cochenille), Felicity Palmer (La Mère d'Antonia) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Jeffrey Tate

Francisco Araiza (Hoffmann), Eva Lind (Olympia), Cheryl Studer (Giulietta), Jessye Norman (Antonia), Samuel Ramey (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Miracle), Anne Sofie von Otter (Nicklaus), Riccardo Cassinelli (Spalanzani), Georges Gautier (Frantz), Jean-Luc Chaignaud (Schlemil), Boris Martinovitch (Crespil) Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Jeffrey Tate

Francisco Araiza (Hoffmann), Samuel Ramey (Dapertutto/Miracle/Coppélius), Anne Sofie von Otter (Nicklaus), Jessye Norman (Antonia), Eva Lind (Olympia), Cheryl Studer (Giulietta) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Jeffrey Tate

Joan Sutherland (soprano), Richard Bonynge, Zubin Mehta

Heinrich Bensing, Lore Paul, Rosemarie Braun, Lore Wissmann, Gerhard Husch, Hetty Plümacher Hans Müller-Kray

John Osborn (Hoffmann), Irene Roberts (Muse/Nicklausse), Nina Minasyan (Olympia), Christine Rice (Giulietta), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Erwin Schrott (Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi

Daniel Johansson (Hoffmann), Kerstin Avemo (Olympia, Giulietta), Mandy Fredrich (Antonia), Rachel Frenkel (Muse, Niklausse, Die Stimme der Mutter), Michael Volle (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dr. Miracle, Dapertutto) Wiener Symphoniker, Johannes Debus, Stefan Herheim

Daniel Johansson (Hoffmann), Kerstin Avemo (Olympia, Giulietta), Mandy Fredrich (Antonia), Rachel Frenkel (Muse, Niklausse, Die Stimme der Mutter), Michael Volle (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dr. Miracle, Dapertutto) Wiener Symphoniker, Johannes Debus, Stefan Herheim

Vincenzo La Scola (tenor), Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone), Desirée Rancatore (soprano), Sara Allegretta (soprano) & Annalisa Raspagliosi (soprano) Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Frédéric Chaslin (conductor) & Pier Luigi Pizzi (director, set and costume designer)

Beverly Sills (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta), Norman Treigle (Dappertutto, Coppelius, Miracle, Lindorff), André Turp (Hoffmann) New Orleans Opera Orchestra, Knud Andersson

Aquiles Machado, Milagros Poblador, María Bayo, Valentina Kutzarova, Konstantin Gorny & Katharine Goeldner Chorus of Ópera de Bilbao & Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, Alain Guingal (conductor) & Giancarlo Del Monaco (director)

Patricia Petibon (Olympia), Marc Laho (Hoffmann), Nicolas Cavallier (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr. Miracle, Dapertutto), Stella Dufexis (Niklausse, Muse), Rachel Harnisch (Antonia), Maria Riccarda Wesseling (Giulietta) Choeur du Grand Théâtre de Genève & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Patrick Davin

Eric Cutler (Hoffmann), Anne Sofie Von Otter (La Muse/Nicklausse), Vito Priante (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr Miracle/Dapertutto), Ana Durlovski (Olympia), Measha Brueggergosman (Antonia/Giulietta) Teatro Real de Madrid, Sylvain Cambreling, Christoph Marthaler

John Georgiadis (violin) Wiener Philharmoniker, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz, Neville Marriner, Walter Weller, Richard Bonynge, Ricahrd Bonynge, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kyrill Kondrashin, Sir Georg Solti

John Osborn (Hoffmann), Irene Roberts (Muse/Nicklausse), Nina Minasyan (Olympia), Christine Rice (Giulietta), Ermonela Jaho (Antonia), Erwin Schrott (Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi

Eric Cutler (Hoffmann), Anne Sofie Von Otter (La Muse/Nicklausse), Vito Priante (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr Miracle/Dapertutto), Ana Durlovski (Olympia), Measha Brueggergosman (Antonia/Giulietta) Teatro Real de Madrid, Sylvain Cambreling, Christoph Marthaler

Aquiles Machado, Milagros Poblador, María Bayo, Valentina Kutzarova, Konstantin Gorny & Katharine Goeldner Chorus of Ópera de Bilbao & Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, Alain Guingal (conductor) & Giancarlo Del Monaco (director)

Hanns Nocker (Hoffman), Melitta Muszely (Stella/Olympia), Rudolf Asmu (Lindorf/Coppelius), Werner Enders (Cochenille/Pitichinaccio), Vladimir Bauer (Spalanzani), Alfred Wroblewski (Crespel), Horst-Dieter Kaschel (Schlemihl), Sylvia Kuziemski (Niklaus/Muse), Uwe Kreyssig (Nathanael), Heinz Kogel (Lutter), Orchestra From the Komischer Oper Berlin, Karl-Fritz Voigtmann, Walter Felsenstein (stage director)

Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Paris Opera, Glyndebourne and The Netherlands Opera

Natalie Dessay (soprano)

Roberto Alagna (tenor), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Inva Mula (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Roberto Scaltriti (baritone), Nicola Alaimo (baritone), Opéra National de Lyon (opera company), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), José van Dam (bass-baritone), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Patricia Petibon (soprano), Earle Patriarco, Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de la Monnaie, Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Opera Orchestra of New York, Sumi Jo (soprano), Leontina Vaduva (soprano), Catherine Dubosc, Ruth Ann Swenson (soprano), Samuel Ramey (bass), William Matteuzzi (tenor), Ruggero Raimondi (bass), Royal Opera House Covent Garden (opera company), Karita Mattila (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano), Eric Halfvarson (bass), Larissa Diadkova (mezzo-soprano), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass-baritone), Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Michel Plasson, Evelino Pidò, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Veronesi, Kent Nagano

Marcel Couraud, Michel Plasson, Willy Mattes, Félix Nuvolone, Jean-Pierre Marty, Pinchas Steinberg, John Eliot Gardiner, Manuel Rosenthal, Sylvain Cambreling, Heinz Wallberg, Carlo Maria Griguoli, François Le Roux