Les Contes d’Hoffmann

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Les Contes d’Hoffmann is an opera by Jacques Offenbach that intertwines three fantastical tales from the life of the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann into a single, dramatic narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
act Antonia act
Epilogue in Luther’s tavern
Giulietta act
Olympia act
Prologue in Luther’s tavern
antagonist Coppélius
Dapertutto
Dr. Miracle
Lindorf
basedOn play Les Contes fantastiques d’Hoffmann
works of E. T. A. Hoffmann
linked to: E. T. A. Hoffmann
catalogueNumber Offenbach’s last opera
composer Jacques Offenbach
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1881-02-10
firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
genre opéra fantastique
language French
laterEditors Ernest Guiraud
librettist Jules Barbier
mainCharacter Antonia
Giulietta
Hoffmann
linked to: E. T. A. Hoffmann

Nicklausse
Olympia
notableAria Barcarolle – Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour
linked to: Barcarolle

Elle a fui, la tourterelle
Les oiseaux dans la charmille
notableNumber Kleinzach ballad
originalTheatre Salle Favart, Opéra-Comique
period Romantic era
premiereCity Paris
setting Munich
Nuremberg
Paris
Venice
statusAtComposerDeath left incomplete
structure prologue and three acts plus epilogue
subjectMatter three love affairs of Hoffmann
theme conflict between art and love
illusion versus reality
the artist’s inspiration through suffering
voiceTypeOfRole Antonia – lyric soprano
Giulietta – dramatic soprano or mezzo-soprano
Hoffmann – tenor
Lindorf and associated villains – baritone or bass-baritone
Nicklausse – mezzo-soprano
Olympia – coloratura soprano

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Salle Favart hasPremiere Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Opéra-Comique premieredWork Les Contes d’Hoffmann
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Hoffmann appearsIn Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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Hoffmann appearsIn The Tales of Hoffmann
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Hoffmann firstPerformanceWork Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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Michael Powell notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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Christopher Challis notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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Christopher Challis workedOn The Tales of Hoffmann
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Jacques Offenbach notableWork Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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Pamela Brown notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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Darko Tresnjak directed The Tales of Hoffmann
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Emeric Pressburger notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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Jacques Offenbach notableWork Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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Sir Robert Helpmann notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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Lindorf appearsIn The Tales of Hoffmann
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Lindorf appearsIn Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Nicklausse appearsIn Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Nicklausse appearsIn The Tales of Hoffmann
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Nicklausse fictionalUniverse The Tales of Hoffmann universe
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Nicklausse workTitleLanguage Les Contes d’Hoffmann (French)
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Jules Barbier notableWork Les Contes d’Hoffmann (libretto)
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Michael Latham Powell notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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The Archers produced The Tales of Hoffmann
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Moira Shearer notableWork The Tales of Hoffmann
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