A single bass-baritone typically plays its four villains, including Dapertutto and Dr. Miracle, who kills one character by making a portrait of her dead mother urge her to sing.
In one aria from this opera, the protagonist is in the midst of describing a figure whose "legs went clic-clac" when he is distracted by thoughts of a woman; that aria is the "Legend of Kleinzach." A single bass-baritone typically plays its four villains, including Dapertutto and Dr. Miracle, who kills one character by making a portrait of her dead mother urge her to sing. One of its characters periodically winds down and needs to be reset while singing her aria "Les oiseaux dans la charmille," also known as the "Doll Song." One of its acts begins with the courtesan Giulietta and the protagonist's friend Nicklausse singing the barcarolle "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour." For 10 points, name this opera based on the stories of the title German Romantic writer, composed by Jacques Offenbach.
In one aria from this opera, the protagonist is in the midst of describing a figure whose "legs went clic-clac" when he is distracted by thoughts of a woman; that aria is the "Legend of Kleinzach."
The Tales of Hoffmann [or Les contes d'Hoffmann]