Les contes d'Hoffmann

Set during the interval of a performance of Don Giovanni, the writer and poet Hoffmann entertains a group of students and drinkers in Luther's Tavern by telling them of his three greatest past loves. He is guided through his memories by his Muse, disguised as his friend Nicklausse.

In Hoffman's stories, three different women are presented, each with their own strengths and flaws, and each with their own tragic tale. Each of the women represents just one aspect of Hoffman's perfect woman; the leading lady in the opera that night, Stella.

Hoffman relives his tragic love stories, and his most vulnerable moments, eventually returning to the present, where he is deep in sorrow, lacking the will to do anything but sleep.

• Prelude

Prologue

• No. 1 Introduction 'Glou! Glou! Glou!' - Chorus
• No. 2 Recitative 'Le conseiller Lindorf' - Lindorf, Andres
• No. 3 Couplets 'Dans les rôles d’amoureux' Lindorf
• No. 4 Scene 'Deux heures devant moi' - Lindorf, Luther,
• No. 5 Chorus 'Drig! Drig! Drig!' - Chorus, Nathanael, Hermann, Luther, Lindorf, Nicklausse, Hoffmann
• No. 6 Chanson et Scene 'Il était une fois à la cour d’Eisenach!' - Hoffmann, Nathanaël, Chorus
• No. 7 Finale 'Peuh! cette bière est détestable!' - Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Lindorf, Luther, Chorus

Act One

• Entr’acte
• No. 8 Recitative and Scene 'La! dors en paix' - Spalanzani, Hoffmann, Cochenille
• No. 9 Recitative and Romance 'Allons! courage et confiance' - Hoffmann
• No. 10 Scene and Couplets 'Par Dieu! J'etais bien sur de te trouver ici!' - Nicklausse, Hoffmann
• No. 11 Scene 'C'est moi, Coppelius!' - Coppelius, Nicklausse
• Chanson 'J'ais des yeux, devrais des yeux' - Coppelius
• Scene 'Dis-tu vrai? Donne!' - Hoffmann, Coppelius, Spalanzani
• No. 12 Chorus, Scene 'Non, aucun hôte vraiment' - Chorus, Spalanzani, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Cochenille, Olympia
• Couplets The Doll Song 'Les oiseaux dans la charmille' - Olympia, Chorus
• Scene 'Ah! mon ami! quel accent!' - Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Spalanzani, Chorus, Olympia
• No. 13 Romance 'Ils se sont éloigués enfin!' - Hoffmann, Olympia
• No. 14 Scene 'Tu me fuis?' - Nicklausse, Hoffman, Coppelius
• No. 15 Finale 'Voici les valseurs!' - Olympia, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Cochenille, Coppélius, Chorus

Act Two

• Entr’acte
• No. 16 Barcarolle 'Belle nuit ô nuit d’amour' - Giulietta, Nicklausse, Chorus
• No. 17 Recitative 'Et moi, cen'est pas la, pardieu!' - Hoffman
• Couplets Bachiques 'Amis, l'amour tendre et reveur, Erreur!' - Hoffmann, Chorus
• No. 18 Scene 'Je vois qu'on est en fete' - Schlemil, Guilietta, Pittichinaccio, Hoffmann, Chorus, Nicklausse, Dapertutto
• No. 19 Aria 'Scintille, diamant' - Dapertutto
• No. 20 Scene 'Cher ange!' - Dapertutto, Giulietta
• No. 21 Duet 'Malheureux, tu ne comprends donc pas' - Giulietta, Hoffmann
• No. 22 Scene 'Schlemil!' - Giulietta, Schlemil, Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Pitichinaccio, Nicklausse
• No. 23 Septet 'Helas mon coeur s'egare encore' - Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Giulietta, Pitichinaccio, Schlemil, Nicklausse, Chorus
• No. 24 Finale 'Ecoutex, messieurs' - Giulietta, Chorus, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Chlemil, Dapertutto, Pittichinaccio

Act Three

• Entr'acte
• No. 25 Romance 'Elle a fui, la tourterelle' - Antonia
• No. 26 Scene 'Malheureuse enfant' - Crespel, Antonia, Frantz,
• No. 27 Couplets 'Jour et nuìt je me mets en quatre' - Frantz
• No. 28 Scene 'Frantz! C'est ici!' - Hoffmann, Frantz
• No. 29 Duet 'C’est une chanson d’amour' - Antonia, Hoffmann
• No. 30 Scene 'Qu'as-tu donc?' - Hoffmann, Antonia, Crespel, Miracle
• No. 31 Trio 'Pour conjurer le danger' - Hoffmann, Miracle, Crespel, Antonia
• No. 32 Scene 'Ne, plus chanter!' - Hoffmann, Antonia
• No. 33 Scene and Trio 'Tu ne chanteras plus?' - Antonia, Une Voix, Miracle
• No. 34 Finale 'Mon enfant! ma fille!' - Antonia, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Miracle, Crespel
• Intermezzo

Epilogue

• Entr’acte
• No. 35 Epilogue 'Voila quelle gut l'histoire' - Hoffmann, Luther, Lindorf, Natanael, Nicklausse, Chorus
• Chorus 'Allumons le punch' -Hoffmann, Nathanael, Hermann, Wilhem, Stella Chorus
• Finale 'Jusqu’au matin remplis' - Chorus

Alternate Ending

• Scene 'Et moi?' - The Muse/Nicklausse
• Romance 'O Dieu de quelle ivresse' - Hoffmann, Stella
• Finale 'Non, ivre mort.' - Nicklausse, Chorus