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The Real Tales of Hoffmann: Origin, History, and Restoration of an Operatic Masterpiece
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Of all operas in the standard repertory, none has had a more complicated genesis and textual history than Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann. Based on a highly successful 1851 play inspired by the short stories by the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, the work occupied the last decade of Offenbach's life. When he died in October 1880, the work was being rehearsed at the O
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Hardcover, 584 pages
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June 8th 2017
by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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