tale of the three loves of the poet Hoffmann. One is Olympia, actually an automaton that Hoffmann is tricked into loving and believing loves him in return by the scientist Spalanzani and the demon. The second is Antonia, whose illness threatens her life if she sings. However, she is be-spelled by the demon and sings herself to death. The third is the courtesan Giulietta, who seduces Hoffmann under the order of the demon in order to capture his reflection in a mirror.—Ulf Kjell Gür