Hoffman, a poet - tenor
Niclausse, The muse - mezzo soprano
Olympia, a mechanical doll - soprano
Antonia, a young girl - soprano
Giulietta, a courtesan - soprano
Stella, a singer - soprano
Lindorf, Coppelius, Miracle - bass/baritone
Dapertutto - bass/baritone
Andres, Cochenille, Frantz - tenor
Pitichinaccio - tenor
Crespel, Antonia's father - bass
Hermann, a student - bass
Peter Schlemil - bass
Spalanzani, an inventor - tenor
Voice of Antonia's mother - soprano
As you can see it is a soprano heavy opera. In the first production one soprano, Adele Isaac, played Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta. This is how Offenbach originally wanted it to be but the range and difficulty of all three parts is never done by the same soprano anymore.
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