BAL240129 Stage Design for \'Tales of Hoffmann\' by Offenbach, 1915 (w/c & ink on paper) by Sudeikin, Sergei Yurevich (1882-1946); 47.5x67.8 cm; State Central A.A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Jacques Offenbach (1819-90); The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d\'Hoffmann) is an op矇ra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Hoffmann is the protagonist in the opera. Venice. The act opens with the barcarolle "Belle nuit, 繫 nuit d\'amour - Beautiful night, oh night of love". Hoffmann falls in love with the courtesan Giulietta and thinks she returns his affections ); Russian, out of copyright.