In the 19th-century, Jacques Offenbach(1819-1880), the significant French composer, his opera "Les contes d'Hoffmann" used the theme of three failed love stories from the German romanticism novelist Ernst Hoffman (ETA Hoffman 1776-1822) that was written by the French poet Paul Jules Barbier (1825-1901) and the Argentinean French liberal poet Michel Carré (1821-1872). The whole play is divided into five parts: the prologue, Act I, Act II, Act III and the epilogue, which meets the five-act structure of the French "Grand Opéra" at that time.
This article will explore the three soprano selections that sung by the three heroines in the play. Act I " Les oiseaux dans la charmille " is from Olympia who is the aria of the robot doll, Act II "Barcarole" is a duet between the social butterfly Giulietta and Nicklaus, and "Romance" in Act III is an aria by Crispell's daughter Antonia.
The contents of the full text include: Chapter I -- Introduction, Chapter II--The Life of Writer Jacques Offenbach and the Creation of Opera, Chapter III--The Life of German Romantic Novelist Hoffman, and the Introduction of French Scenarist Scriptwriters Barbie and Carré, Chapter IV--The Creation Background and Story Plot of Opera and Characters in "Les Contes d`Hoffmann", and Chapter V-- Music Analysis and Singing Discussion of Three Famous Songs and the Conclusion of the Thesis.