The French operatic opus from the period of Romanticism contains a range of quite diverse works. Nonetheless, one of the operas is particularly mysterious. During his fruitful life, Jacques Offenbach composed ninety-nine operas, though only a single genuine opera. The Tales of Hoffmann, opéra fantastique, presents a mysterious confession of the poet Hoffmann who reminisces about his loves in fantasy context. As an ordinary mortal he keeps altering his past, making some things prettier, deforming others. Yet, in principle, he dreams of it, idealises it and dwells in the beauty of his three muses – Antonia, Olympia and Giulietta. As it happens in life, the reality is far crueller than fantasy; awakening tends to be more bitter than a dream. 

Running time: 3 hrs 15 mins with two interval

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