Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann (Recorded 1947) – Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prologue: Prelude

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

0:39

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prologue: Glou, Glou, Glou (The Spirits of Wine) (Chorus)

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

2:15

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prologue: Drink, Drink, Drink (Chorus)

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

1:21

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prologue: Good day my friends (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Nathaniel, Hermann, Luther, Students)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville, Monica Sinclair & Rene Soames

2:14

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prologue: The Legend of Kleinsack (Hoffmann, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville & Jacques Offenbach

5:45

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prologue: This beer tastes of the stable (Hoffmann)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville & Jacques Offenbach

4:44

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: Intermezzo

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

1:14

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: There sleep in peace (Spalanzani, Hoffmann, Cochenille)

Grahame Clifford, Robert Rounseville, Murray Dickie & Jacques Offenbach

1:58

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: So be it (Hoffmann)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville & Jacques Offenbach

2:40

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: Of course I might have known (Nicklausse, Hoffmann)

Thomas Beecham, Monica Sinclair, Robert Rounseville & Jacques Offenbach

2:41

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: It is I, Coppelius (Coppelius, Nicklausse, Hoffmann)

Thomas Beecham, Bruce Dargavel, Monica Sinclair & Robert Rounseville

3:24

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: Oh you! Dear Professor (Spalanzani, Coppelius)

Thomas Beecham, Grahame Clifford, Bruce Dargavel & Jacques Offenbach

2:22

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: None but our host, I do declare (Chorus of Guests)

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

2:04

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: You will not have to wait my friends (Spalanzani, Nicklausse, Hoffman, Chorus of Guests)

Thomas Beecham, Grahame Clifford, Monica Sinclair & Robert Rounseville

1:47

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: And now ladies, and gentlemen (Spalanzani, Nicklausse, Cochenille, Hoffmann, Olympia, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Grahame Clifford, Monica Sinclair & Murray Dickie

1:40

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: The Doll's Song (Olympia, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Dorothy Bond & Jacques Offenbach

5:29

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: Her reputation well deserved (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Spalanzani, Olympia, Cochenille, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville, Monica Sinclair & Grahame Clifford

2:24

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: So now they've gone away at last (Hoffmann, Olympia)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville, Dorothy Bond & Jacques Offenbach

2:44

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: Oh, my dear, do but stay (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Coppelius)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville, Monica Sinclair & Bruce Dargavel

2:03

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act I: Let the dancing proceed (Spalanzani, Cochenille, Hoffmann, Olympia, Nicklausse, Coppelius, Chorus of Guests)

Thomas Beecham, Grahame Clifford, Murray Dickie & Robert Rounseville

5:48

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: Entr'acte and barcarolle

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

3:54

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: For me a love like that (Hoffmann, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville & Jacques Offenbach

2:00

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: I see a celebration (Schlemil, Giulietta, Pitichinaccio, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Chorus)

Owen Brannigan, Murray Dickie, Margherita Grandi & Robert Rounseville

2:13

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: So gleam with desire (Dapertutto)

Thomas Beecham, Bruce Dargavel & Jacques Offenbach

3:23

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: Fair Angel … (Dapertutto, Giulietta, Hoffmann)

Thomas Beecham, Bruce Dargavel, Margherita Grandi & Robert Rounseville

7:39

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: Just as I thought - together (Giulietta, Schlemil, Hoffmann, Pitichinaccio, Dapertutto, Nicklausse)

Thomas Beecham, Margherita Grandi, Owen Brannigan & Robert Rounseville

1:48

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: Alas, my soul again outpouring (Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Giulietta, Nicklausse, Schlemil, Pitichinaccio, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville, Bruce Dargavel & Margherita Grandi

3:03

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act II: Do you hear, my friends (Giulietta, Chorus)

Thomas Beecham, Margherita Grandi & Jacques Offenbach

3:23

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: All in vain (Antonia)

Ann Ayars & Jacques Offenbach

4:17

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: Oh my darling child (Crespel, Antonia, Frantz)

Owen Brannigan, Ann Ayars, Grahame Clifford & Jacques Offenbach

3:23

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: Day and Night I am always slaving (Frantz)

Thomas Beecham, Grahame Clifford & Jacques Offenbach

1:44

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: Frantz, so you're here (Hoffmann, Frantz)

Thomas Beecham, Robert Rounseville, Grahame Clifford & Jacques Offenbach

0:47

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: Sweet is the song lovers learn (Hoffmann, Antonia)

Robert Rounseville, Ann Ayars & Jacques Offenbach

1:45

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: And yet beloved (Hoffmann, Antonia)

Robert Rounseville, Ann Ayars & Jacques Offenbach

4:12

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: Are you ill? (Hoffmann, Antonia, Crespel, Frantz, Dr. Miracle)

Robert Rounseville, Ann Ayars, Owen Brannigan & Grahame Clifford

2:36

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: Well, say on then, and be brief (Dr. Miracle, Hoffmann, Crespel, Antonia)

Bruce Dargavel, Robert Rounseville, Owen Brannigan & Ann Ayars

4:22

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: No more to sing alas (Hoffmann, Antonia)

Robert Rounseville, Ann Ayars & Jacques Offenbach

3:46

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Act III: You'll never sing again (Dr. Miracle, Antonia, the Voice of Antonia's mother, Crespel, Nicklausse, Hoffmann)

Bruce Dargavel, Ann Ayars, Owen Brannigan & Monica Sinclair

10:38

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Intermezzo: Barcarolle

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

3:41

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Epilogue: Entr'acte

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

1:22

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Epilogue: Pour out the wine and drink (Chorus)

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

1:02

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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)*: Prelude: Legend of Kleinsack - Act 1: Finale - Epilogue - Finale

Thomas Beecham & Jacques Offenbach

15:31