Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes D'H... [2 DVDs] - Naxos Deutschland

"Interpreters"
Aquiles Machado, Konstantin Gorny, Katharine Goeldner, Maria Bayo, Valentina Kutzarova, Milagros Poblador
Chorus of Opera de Bilbao
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa
Conductor: Alain Guingal

"Les Contes d'Hoffmann"
Giancarlo del Monaco's passionate and intelligent production of Jacques Offenbach's "magnum opus" creates a climatic kaleidoscope of deep and convincing emotinons. A highly credible incarnation of the pitiable Kleinzach he sings about, Aquiles Machando 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 Maria Bayo, Mailgros Poblador, Valentina Kutzarova and Katherine Goeldner, in an outstanding recording in High Definition video and surround sound.