French baritone Naouri earns US acclaim as Hoffmann villain

2015/03/17 18:38:41 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Donning a black hat and cape, the baritone Laurent Naouri contorts and cackles his way through & quot;Les Contes d & #039;Hoffmann & quot; as the devilish nemesis of the tortured poet Hoffmann. Naouri is a near-constant presence in the Metropolitan Opera & #039;s three-and-a-half hour production, which runs from bubble-gum animation to cold minimalism as a parade a colorfully-coiffed personages cross the stage. & quot;Mostly, I & #039;m an emanation of the Hoffmann psyche, of a destructive part of him, & quot; Naouri told AFP. Naouri has played the role in Jacques Offenbach & #039;s masterpiece for nearly 20 years, including at other major opera houses, but this is his first Hoffmann in New York.
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