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The new production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, directed by Bartlett Sher, also features Kathleen Kim as Olympia, Anna Netrebko as Antonia, Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta, Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse/The Muse, and Alan Held as the four villains. John Keenan conducts.
Calleja is expected to return for the final performance on Jan. 2.
Visit the Metropolitan Opera for tickets.