(Contes d'Hoffmann, Les), opera in 3 acts with Prologue music by Offenbach; text by Barbier after the play by Barnier and Carre, founded in turn on stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann; premiered at the Comique-Opera, Paris, Feb. 10, 1881.
Hoffmann tells the story of his three loves. Each act of the opera is one of his 'tales'.
1. His first love was Olympia the doll.
2. His 2nd love was in Venice, fallen in love with a beautiful courtesan.
3. His 3rd love was in Munich, fallen in love with a frail young singer.
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