from Act III of the French opera
Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto: Jules Barbier
Role: Frantz, the servant of Crespel
Voice Part: tenor Fach: buffo tenor
Setting: A room in Crespel's house, Munich, 19th century
Synopsis: After Crespel tells Frantz to remain with his daughter, Frantz sings of how he likes to sing.