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The Tales of Hoffmann (The Criterion Collection) - Region 1 DVD

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Description: D D I I Jacques Offenbach died with his masterpiece not quite finished, and that has made The Tales of Hoffmann a predestined victim for adapters who have dropped some numbers, inserted others, altered the plot, fiddled with the casting, and changed the order of scenes. It has survived and kept its essential identity through many adaptations because its music is so witty and compelling, its imagination so vivid and varied, its story of the poet Hoffmann's unhappy loves so intriguing they can transcend such tinkering. A critical performing edition prepared by musicologist Michael Kaye has made it possible to come close ... (more)
Manufacturer: Criterion Collection
Release date: 22 November 2005
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0037429126226 UPC: 037429126226
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