The tales of Hoffmann [electronic resource] = les contes d'Hoffmann / adapted from the Opera Journeys lecture series by Burton D. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Burton D.

Burton, Fisher D. Publishing Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Opera Journeys Publishing.

Series:

Opera Journeys mini guide series.

Opera Journeys mini guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas--Stories, plots, etc.

Operas.

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Contes d'Hoffmann.

Offenbach, Jacques.

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Contes d'Hoffmann--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Coral Gables, FL : Opera Journeys, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive guide to Offenbach's TALES OF HOFFMANN (Les Contes d'Hoffmann), featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.

Contents:

THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (by Jacques Offenbach)

Principal Characters in the Opera

Story Synopsis

Story Narrative with Music Highlights

Prologue: Luther's tavern near the opera house in Nuremberg.

Act I: The laboratory of the inventor Spalanzani.

Act II: Giulietta's House in Venice.

Act III: A room in Crespel's house in Munich.

Epilogue: Luther's tavern in Nuremberg.

Offenbach and The Tales of Hoffmann: Commentary and Analysis.

Notes:

"A French opera in three acts with a prologue and epilogue; music by Jacques Offenbach; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carrbe after their own play."

Contains:

Opera Journeys lecture series.

ISBN:

1-280-92265-6

9786610922659

1-102-00923-7

0-585-42731-3

OCLC:

50863363