The Tales of Hoffmann Composer Jacques Offenbach Librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1949 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Hoffmann, the poet Raoul Jobin Nicklausse, his friend Herta Glaz Olympia, a mechanical doll Uta Graf Giulietta, the courtesan Blanche Thebom Antonia, daughter of Crespel Jarmila Novotná Voice of the Mother Donna Walker Coppélius Salvatore Baccaloni Dappertutto Lawrence Tibbett Dr. Miracle Lawrence Tibbett Schlemil, lover of Giulietta George Cehanovsky Spalanzani Alessio De Paolis Crespel, father of Antonia Desire Ligeti Frantz Alessio De Paolis Nathanaël Caesar Curzi Cochenille Leslie Chabay Pittichinaccio Leslie Chabay Hermann Demy Trevor Luther Colin Harvey Andrès Leslie Chabay Lindorf George Cehanovsky Stella Valerie Lagorio Show Dates Sun, Nov 6 1949, 2pm Time and Place Nineteenth Century; Various Parts of Europe Scenes PROLOGUE -- A Wine Cellar Act I -- Ballroom in Spalanzani's House Act II -- Court of a Palace on the Grand Canal, Venice Act III -- Room in Antonia's Home, Munich EPILOGUE -- Same as Prologue Notes Incidental Dances by Corps de Ballet