What’s opening at the Met tonight may turn out to be a mere bagatelle next to a version of Les Contes d’Hoffmann “filmed in 3D and HD video, featuring 1000 extras, 150 musicians and chorus members from the Paris Opera, 50 dancers and 20 of the world’s greatest singers,” according to the blog By George.

Among the participants mentioned in connection with this Robert Carsen-helmed epic are Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Anne Sofie von Otter and Bryn Terfel.