Les Contes d'Hoffmann is a French opera that tells the story of the poet Hoffmann and his romantic encounters with various women. Each act represents a different love affair, including a courtesan, a doll, and a woman driven insane. Throughout the opera, Hoffmann is haunted by a sinister scientist who aims to take away his talent and sanity. The opera explores themes of love, art, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy.

In this enchanting opera, a captive princess, guided by a bird, navigates through a fantasy world as she searches for love and freedom.

Kraus - Nucci - Serra - Pertusi - Vespasiani ... Chour du Théâtre Regio de Parme Orchestre Symphonique dell'Emilia Romagna "Arturo Toscanini" ANGELO CAMPORI - Parme, 02/1987

1986 production of Donizetti's opera at the Teatro Regio in Parma.

This beautiful production by renowned opera director Michael Hampe was recorded at the exquisite Rococo Theatre in Schwetzingen Palace in May 1990. La scala di seta is one of the five one-act operas - farsa giocosa - in which the young Rossini first demonstrated his operatic genius. This sparkling production continues the Rossini one-act opera series emerging from the Schwetzingen Festival. The staging is perfectly suited to the screen and the cast of principals, led by David Griffith and Luciana Serra provide musical excellence together with the flexible Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.