New version of Les contes d'Hoffmann (The tales of Hoffman)
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"The New Edition of Hoffmann's Tales" is a musical-dramatic fairy tale in the form of an opera, created by the French composer Jacques Offenbach. Philosophical thoughts and romantic feelings are combined in this sophisticated opera, as the main character, Hoffmann, experiences three love stories that lead him to various disappointments and losses.
Offenbach created incredibly emotional and melodic music that recreates the world of myths, fantasies and human feelings. This operatic tale inspires the thought of how love can be both the source of the highest joys and the darkest troubles.
"The new edition of Hoffmann's fairy tales" is an extremely fascinating work that invites the reader or listener to an exciting journey into the world of music and fantasy, where the deepest and most subtle currents of human feelings and thoughts are revealed.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Jacques Offenbach
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 2005-05-27
- Title
- New version of Les contes d'Hoffmann (The tales of Hoffman)
- Translator
- Charles Alfred Byrne
- Subject
- Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822 -- Drama
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Operas -- Librettos
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"The New Edition of Hoffmann's Tales" is a musical-dramatic fairy tale in the form of an opera, created by the French composer Jacques Offenbach. Philosophical ...