"Which German-born, French composer, wrote ""Orpheus in the Underworld1' and ""The Tales of Hoffmann”?"
The Tales of Hoffmann The Tales of Hoffmann The Tales of Hoffmann (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work, as he died a year before the premiere. Barbier and Michel Carré had previously written a play, , which was produced at the Odéon Theatre in Paris in 1851, and which Offenbach had seen. After returning from America in 1876 he learned that Barbier had adapted the play and it was being set to music
Robin Hoffmann Robin Hoffmann Robin Hoffmann (born February 18, 1984) is a German composer, orchestrator and arranger. Robin Hoffmann was born on February 18, 1984, in Großenhain, in former German Democratic Republic. His father Thomas Hoffmann is a cellist and pianist who played in professional rock bands "SET" and "Gong". At the age of 7, Hoffmann began playing the piano, starting to write first compositions at the age of 11. As part of his A-level exams he wrote a composition for symphonic orchestra which got performed by the Neue Elbland Philharmonie in 2001 under Peter Fanger. After graduating from school he began