Air d'Olympia
from the Opera Les contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach/arr. Roger Niese
At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes dHoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous adventures, every time ending with a … Read More
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Concert Band Score & Parts
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At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes dHoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous adventures, every time ending with a refusal of his proposing. The aria Les oiseaux dans la charmille' (The birds in the arbor, nicknamed The Doll Song') became one of the opera's most famous arias. It is sung in the first act by Olympia, a mechanical doll, during which she runs-down and needs to be wound-up before she can continue.