Drunk history
Last night was my fourth or fifth wade into the slough of Bartlett Sher’s production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Met since its premiere in 2009.
12 pieces since 2015 — at 3 companies, most often at Canadian Opera Company.
2 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Johannes Debus.
View allLast night was my fourth or fifth wade into the slough of Bartlett Sher’s production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Met since its premiere in 2009.
I can think of no other role that provides the most unique promise of humiliation, and consequently the most opportunity for glory.
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