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The Tales of Hoffmann
is an
opéra fantastique
by the French composer
Jacques Offenbach
. The French
libretto
was written by
Jules Barbier
, based on three short stories by
E. T. A. Hoffmann
, the opera's
protagonist
. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in October 1880, four months before it premiered on 10 February 1881 at the
Opéra-Comique
in Paris. This illustration of the premiere, attributed to
Pierre-Auguste Lamy
, depicts the opera's prologue (or possibly epilogue).
Illustration credit:
Pierre-Auguste Lamy
(attributed); restored by
Adam Cuerden
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