from Act I of the French opera
Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto: Jules Barbier
Role: Coppèlies, a magician, one embodiment of Hoffmann's enemy
Voice Part: bass-baritone Fach: bass-baritone
Setting: The parlor room of Spalanzani the scientist, 19th century
Synopsis: Coppèlies declares that he has the eyes for Olympia the mechanical doll.