#The Tales of Hoffman

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the mortifying ordeal of being known

Benjamin Bernheim as Hoffmann and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse in Les contes d'Hoffmann (Salzburg 2024)

[doyouknowthisopera]

[evyripley]

...no comment

[kingtheghast]

There’s two vampires in this drawing and neither are who you think

No-text version:

[shirahoshiumi]

My secret santa for the amazing wonderfull @kingtheghast ! Become obsessed with the vampire husbands like I did >:3

[weirdlookindog]

[tikitania]

What is the difference between the nutcracker done in Mariinsky and in Mariinsky II?

Oh, where to begin?! While the score is the same, the libretto is inspired by the original Hoffman fairytale that is darker and sometimes downright scary. (I’m looking at you giant pig head and Snow Queen.)

This ballet was first and foremost a fairytale fever dream conjured by the renowned Russian artist and Soviet dissenter/emigre, Mikhail Chemiakin, whose sketches and designs were inspired by Hoffman’s original tale. You can find his books about creating this ballet online. The choreography came after — and was created by Kiril Simonov — former Mariinsky dancer now choreographer.

It’s such a trippy ballet. I haven’t seen it in its entirety, but I’d like to and may do so now that I have some time off work. The snowflake scene is wild!

Here’s a clip of the Act 2 divertissement, with Ekatertina Kondaurova as the serpent in the “Arabian” section.

And here’s the PDD from Act 2 with Irina Golub as Masha. As you can see, it’s very different than the Vasily Vaionen version that we all know. Interestingly, that version was created in 1932 and Galina Ulanova was the the first Masha!

I sometimes forget about Irina Golub. She is soooooo good and was quite under-utilized:

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[colors-of-my-heart]

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in most love triangles, ultimately, it's the food that pays the price.

bonus: Luther honoring the 5-second rule.

[caiti-creative-corner]

Title: Snow White - A Hope Reborn Written for Kids Come First Exchange 2024 Characters: Will & Lilli Hoffman Rating: T Summary: After the death of the witch, Will needed to take a minute or two . . . but Lilli also needed reassurance.

LINK

[talesofahousekeeper]

[thecourtofgraywaves]

You know what Dana and Louis have in common? Taking advice from an object that normally isn’t supposed to talk to you and proceeding to commit crimes against Man and God.

[kingtheghast]

Pov you’re interviewing the dumbest employer/employer/employee trio imaginable

And also introducing Finn!

He saw a shady newspaper ad for a live-in housekeeper service at a mansion in the woods and decided that it was either a good pay or a serial killer ploy and went for it anyway. He cleans the pool and does a great job at genuinely not noticing things- which says a lot because Florian and Lukas suck at keeping anything secret—

[head-vampire]

Hannah Dundee (1998)

Mike Hoffman

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[weirdlookindog]

"The dead woman shivered for a moment , then stand erect on the bier" - E. Hoffman Price

H. R. Hammond - Satan's Garden

(Weird Tales - April 1934)