from Prologue of the French opera
Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto: Jules Barbier
Role: Councillor Lindorf, a councilor of Nuremburg, one embodiment of Hoffmann's enemy
Voice Part: bass-baritone Fach: bass-baritone
Setting: Luther's tavern, Nuremburg, 19th century
Synopsis: After having intercepted a note from Stella to Hoffmann asking him to join her after her opera performance, Lindorf sings that he will win over Hoffmann because of his strength and because people fear him. He is old, but he is alive!