Ep. 132: Villains And Victims, Part 3 with Ira Siff
LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN by Jacques Offenbach is a tour de force of singing for both villains and victims within the opera\u2019s plot! Since it\u2019s world premiere performance, the four main villainous characters were designed to be sung by the same bass-baritone. And this opera has plenty of victims too, as three tales of doomed love are told from the perspective of the lead character, Hoffmann. On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, Met Radio Commentator Ira Siff explores excerpts from Les Contes d\u2019Hoffmann, Tosca, Boris Godunov, and other beloved works, in the last installment of his \u201cVillains and Victims\u201d series.