by Offenbach · Great Recordings · CD · EAN 0724356797925
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«Les Contes d'Hoffmann» is the recording of the opera by Jacques Offenbach, conducted by André Cluytens, released in 2003 by EMI Classics on double CD.
Opera in four acts with libretto by Barbier and Carré based on a tale by E. T. A. Hoffmann: the poet Hoffmann recalls his three impossible loves (Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta). The recording features Nicolai Gedda, Victoria de los Ángeles, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Gianna d'Angelo; highlights include the Lied of Kleinzack and the aria «O Dieu de quelle ivresse».
Digitally remastered recording from 2003 at Abbey Road Studios, in stereo, as part of the Great Recordings of the Century series.
Edition from the Great Recordings of the Century series, aimed at fans of romantic opera and historical recordings with great voices.
