In the traditional version of the opera this aria for Hoffmann was divided in two parts placed in different positions in the Olympia Act.. Here is Offenbach's original version of the scene from the integral edition of Michael Kaye (now a co-edition of the opera with Jean-Christophe Keck published Schott Music in collaboration with Boosey and Hawkes and Bote&Bock).
For other excerpts from the Olympia Act see:
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See also:
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