Witness tales of past loves from the poet Hoffmann, as told to the Councillor Lindorf and friends in a tavern.The first was Olympia, a lifeless doll, whom Hoffmann saw as a living person; then came Giulietta, the treacherous courtesan who obtained Hoffmann’s mirrored reflection for the sinister Dappertutto; and the third, Antonia, who had been forbidden by her father to sing because he knew the exertion would kill her. Offenbach’s engaging and varied score provides plenty of lilting melodies that will leave with you!

Sung in French with English supertitles

IU NEWS ROOM ARTICLE
Fantastical tales of love lost and inspiration found will delight Indiana University Opera Theater audiences April 4, 5, 11 and 12 at the Musical Arts Center. Jacques Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann depicts a writer's romantic adventures as he searches for his true love and ultimately finds fulfillment in his artistic calling. >>Click here for more.

REVIEWS

April 7, 2008
Delightful ‘Hoffmann’ an apt anniversary celebratory work
by Peter Jacobi, Herald Times Online

April 7, 2008
WFIU review of Les Contes d'Hoffmann
by George Walker, WFIU Public Radio