Dive into the enchanting world of Jacques Offenbach's "Les contes d'Hoffmann" (The Tales of Hoffmann) with this captivating Hungarian rendition, released as part of the "Klemperer Rarities: Budapest, Vol. 3" series on April 3, 2012, by Archiphon. This opera, a masterful blend of romance, fantasy, and drama, is presented in its entirety, offering a rich and immersive experience that spans over two hours and ten minutes.
Offenbach's final opera, "Les contes d'Hoffmann," is a whimsical journey through the life of the poet Hoffmann, who recounts his three tragic romantic entanglements with the mechanical doll Olympia, the consumptive singer Antonia, and the mysterious courtesan Giulietta. Each tale is a unique exploration of love, loss, and the supernatural, set to Offenbach's lush and inventive score.
This recording, sung in Hungarian, brings a fresh perspective to the classic work, showcasing the talents of the Budapest performers and the depth of Offenbach's composition. The album is a treasure trove for opera enthusiasts and newcomers alike, offering a comprehensive exploration of one of the most imaginative and engaging operas in the repertoire. With its intricate plot, memorable characters, and enchanting music, "Les contes d'Hoffmann" is a testament to Offenbach's genius and a delightful addition to any classical music collection.
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Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian]: Prelude. I. OvertureJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian]: Prelude. II. Lutters WeinkellerJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian]: Prelude III. Klein ZackJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 1: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 2: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 3: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 4: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 5: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 6: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 7: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 8: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 9: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act I Scene 10: OlympiaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 1: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 2: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 3: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 4: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 5: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 6: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act II Scene 7: AntoniaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act III Scene 1: GiuliettaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act III Scene 2: GiuliettaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act III Scene 3: GiuliettaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act III Scene 4: GiuliettaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Act III Scene 5: GiuliettaJacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Final: Scene 1Jacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Les contes d'Hoffmann (the Tales of Hoffmann) [Sung in Hungarian], Final: Scene 2Jacques Offenbach, Pal Feher, Sari Gencsy, Julia Orosz, Margit Szilvassy, Ödön Mindszenti, Lajos Szomolyanyi, Judit Sándor, Ervin Galsay, Istvan Koszo, Lajos Katona, Pal Fekete, Laszlo Jambor, Anna Nemeth, Budapest State Opera Choir, Budapest State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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