November – December 2016

John Schlesinger’s great production of Jules Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece The Tales of Hoffmann, with sets by William Dudley and witty, charming costumes by Maria Bjornson, was first staged in 1980 and has been a huge success with critics and audiences for the last thirty-six years. The Royal Opera House have announced that the Autumn 2016 season revival will be its last outing. The cast for this revival is starry, and includes Thomas Hampson and Christine Rice. There will be eight performances running from 7th November 2016 to 3rd December 2016 .

In the Royal Opera House printed programme for Hoffmann, there is is a quote from Mary Fisher, the Head of the Running Wardrobe;

“The costumes were fantastically well made….they are appliqué after appliqué….the moment you see them on stage they look fabulous, The designer Maria Bjornson was absolutely brilliant.”