Jacques Offenbach – LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN – Act I Finale (Neil Shicoff, Ann Murray, José van Dam)

LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN Opéra fantastique en 3 actes, avec prologue et épilogue Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819–80), completed by Ernest Guiraud Libretto: Jules Barbier, after Barbier and Michel Carré’s play 'Les Contes d’Hoffmann' (1851) First performance: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 10 February 1881 SETTING: Nuremberg, Munich and Venice, 19th century Act I finale Hoffmann prepares to tell his stories of his three loves to the company at the tavern. Hoffmann, poète / a poet (tenor): Neil Shicoff Le conseiller Lindorf (bass-baritone): José van Dam Nicklausse (mezzo-soprano): Ann Murray Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Chorus & Orchestra of the Opéra National du Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie Brussels, 1988