Description
Jacques Offenbach: Tales Of Hoffmann (Les Contes D'Hoffmann) / Audio Treasury 3x LP 1972, Box Set
ABC/ATS 20014/3
The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d'Hoffmann) is an opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in October 1880, four months before the premiere.
| Label: | Audio Treasury – ABC/ATS 20014/3 |
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| Format: |
3 x Vinyl, LP, Box Set
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
Dec 1972 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Opera |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Act 1 (Beginning) | |
| B1 | Act 1 (Conclusion) | |
| B2 | Act 2 (Beginning) | |
| C1 | Act 2 (Conclusion) | |
| D1 | Act 3 | |
| E1 | Act 4 (Beginning) | |
| F1 | Act 4 (Conclusion) | |
| F2 | Epilogue |
- Adapted By (Text) – E.T.A. Hoffmann
- Baritone Vocals – John Noble, Raimund Herincx
- Bass Vocals – Norman Treigle, Robert Lloyd (4)
- Chorus – John Alldis Choir
- Chorus Master – John Alldis
- Composed By – Jacques Offenbach
- Conductor – Julius Rudel
- Engineer – Richard Hale, Robert J. Gooch
- Libretto By – Jules Barbier, Pierre Barbier (3)
- Liner Notes [Libretto English Translation] – Andre Hadges
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Patricia Kern, Susanne Marsee
- Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
- Producer – Christopher Bishop
- Producer [Assistant] – Gwyn Morris
- Soprano Vocals – Beverly Sills
- Tenor Vocals – Bernard Dickerson, Nico Castel, Stuart Burrows
BOX #51
