Because of its composer's death prior to its premiere, there are often many differences between performances.
Because of its composer's death prior to its premiere, there are often many differences between performances. Among these, the spoken parts are occasionally replaced with recitatives, which lengthen the opera and require some scenes to be removed. The four villains and the four women should all be played by the same person, but often, they are not. Sometimes the acts are performed in a different order, with Giulietta coming before Antonia. FTP, what is this opera by Jacques Offenbach, which relates three stories by a German author and composer?
Because of its composer's death prior to its premiere, there are often many differences between performances.
The Tales of Hoffman or Les contes d’Hoffman