Les Contes d’Hoffmann

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opera

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
The Tales of Hoffmann	5
Les Contes d'Hoffmann	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera ⓘ
act	Antonia act ⓘ Epilogue in Luther’s tavern ⓘ Giulietta act ⓘ Olympia act ⓘ Prologue in Luther’s tavern NERFINISHED ⓘ
antagonist	Coppélius NERFINISHED ⓘ Dapertutto NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Miracle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindorf NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	play Les Contes fantastiques d’Hoffmann ⓘ works of E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogueNumber	Offenbach’s last opera ⓘ
composer	Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	1881-02-10 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace	Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	opéra fantastique ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
laterEditors	Ernest Guiraud NERFINISHED ⓘ
librettist	Jules Barbier NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter	Antonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulietta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicklausse NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAria	Barcarolle – Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour NERFINISHED ⓘ Elle a fui, la tourterelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Les oiseaux dans la charmille NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableNumber	Kleinzach ballad NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalTheatre	Salle Favart, Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Romantic era ⓘ
premiereCity	Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" → appearsIn → Les Contes d’Hoffmann ⓘ

subject surface form: Hoffmann

this entity surface form: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" → appearsIn → Les Contes d’Hoffmann ⓘ

subject surface form: Hoffmann