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The Tales of Hoffmann, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Character Map
The Tales of Hoffmann, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Roles
| Hoffmann | a poet | tenor |
| The muse | mezzo-soprano | |
| Nicklausse | Hoffmann’s closest friend | mezzo-soprano |
| Stella | a singer | soprano |
| Olympia | a mechanical | soprano |
| Antonia | a young girl | soprano |
| Giulietta | a courtesan | soprano |
| Lindorf | a councilor | bass-baritone |
| Coppélius | Olympia’s co-creator | bass-baritone |
| Miracle | a doctor | bass-baritone |
| Dapertutto | bass-baritone |
| Spalanzani | an inventor | tenor |
| Crespel | Antonia’s father | baritone |
| Peter Schlémil | in love with Giulietta | baritone |
- Native title: Les contes d’Hoffmann
- Composers: Jacques Offenbach
- Librettist: Jules Barbier
- Based on: three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann
- Language: French
- Premiere: February 10, 1881, Opéra-Comique, Paris
- Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes (Act 1: 30 minutes, Act 2: 35 minutes, Act 3: 35 minutes, Act 4: 45 minutes, Act 5: 25 minutes)
The Tales of Hoffmann, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Short Synopsis
Hoffmann is at a crossroads, choosing between his path with his old lover Stella or Muse, the goddess of art. The Muse transforms into Hoffmann’s friend Nicklausse (goddess-turned-man) and watches over him.
Hoffmann talks about his love life with three women: a mechanical, an aspiring singer, and a high-class prostitute, all three of whom are his old girlfriend, Stella.
When Stella comes to see Hoffmann, she sees him drunk and leaves. Hoffmann goes on to become a poet.