Desc: Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann): Directed by Brian Large. With Plácido Domingo, Luciana Serra, Agnes Baltsa, Ileana Cotrubas. While waiting for Stella to conclude her performance in the opera house next door, Hoffman recounts his 3 tragic loves: Olympia the mechanical doll, Giulietta the courtesan, and Antonia the young consumptive.