Jacques Offenbach
The Tales of Hoffmann
Opera - German/French/English
Jacques Offenbach
The Tales of Hoffmann
Opera - German/French/English
- Instrumentation Soloists, Mixed Choir (SATB) and Chamber Orchestra
- Composer Jacques Offenbach
- Editor Fritz Oeser
- Lyricist Jules-Paul Barbier
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- Publisher Alkor-Edition
- Order no. AE333-03-DL
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Description:
Opéra fantastique in five acts (1877-1880)
Libretto: Jules-Paul Barbier (after Barbier and Michel-Florentin Carré's 1851 drame fantastique of the same name)
Premiere: February 10, 1881, Paris, Opéra-Comique (Salle Favart)
Edition: Fritz Oeser Translations: Gerhard Schwalbe (German), Walter Ducloux (English)
Place and time of action: Germany and Italy, early 19th century. Century
People:
Hoffmann - tenor
The Muse/Nicklausse - mezzo-soprano
Lindorf/Coppélius/Le docteur Miracle/Dapertutto - bass (baritone)
Andrès/Cochenille/Frantz/Pitichinaccio - Tenor
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella - Soprano
The Voice - Alto
Nathanaël/Spalanzani - Tenor
Hermann/Schlemihl - Baritone
Maître Luther/Crespel - Bass (Baritone)
Choir/ Ballet: invisible ghosts, waiters, students and friends of Hoffmann, guests of Spalanzani, girls and guests at Giulietta
Orchestra: 2(Picc),2(Eh),2,2 - 4,2,3,0 - Pk,Schlg - Hfe - Str
Stage music (from the orch): Fl,Gl,Hfe
Duration: approx. 4h
Libretto: Jules-Paul Barbier (after Barbier and Michel-Florentin Carré's 1851 drame fantastique of the same name)
Premiere: February 10, 1881, Paris, Opéra-Comique (Salle Favart)
Edition: Fritz Oeser Translations: Gerhard Schwalbe (German), Walter Ducloux (English)
Place and time of action: Germany and Italy, early 19th century. Century
People:
Hoffmann - tenor
The Muse/Nicklausse - mezzo-soprano
Lindorf/Coppélius/Le docteur Miracle/Dapertutto - bass (baritone)
Andrès/Cochenille/Frantz/Pitichinaccio - Tenor
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella - Soprano
The Voice - Alto
Nathanaël/Spalanzani - Tenor
Hermann/Schlemihl - Baritone
Maître Luther/Crespel - Bass (Baritone)
Choir/ Ballet: invisible ghosts, waiters, students and friends of Hoffmann, guests of Spalanzani, girls and guests at Giulietta
Orchestra: 2(Picc),2(Eh),2,2 - 4,2,3,0 - Pk,Schlg - Hfe - Str
Stage music (from the orch): Fl,Gl,Hfe
Duration: approx. 4h