Opera or Operetta

Hopelessly besotted with a flighty prima donna, the poet Hoffmann drunkenly recalls the three loves of his life: Olympia, a mechanical doll; Antonia, a sick young singer; and Giulietta, a Venetian whore who stole his reflection and his soul. Based upon the fantastical tales of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, Offenbach's operatic swansong boasts such hit numbers as the clockwork-driven 'Doll's Song' and the seductively swooning 'Barcarolle'.

Creatives/Company

Music: Offenbach
Lyrics(s): Jules Barbier, Carre
Book by: Hoffman

UKTW Historical Archive

The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d'Hoffmann) archive with 63 listings from Tuesday, 24th February 1998 to Saturday, 30th April 2022.