The Tales of Hoffmann

Les contes d'Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
Opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach
Scenes from the Paris premiere
LibrettistJules Barbier
LanguageFrench
Based onthree short stories
by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Premiere
10 February 1881 (1881-02-10)

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.