"Les contes d'Hoffmann" ("The tales of Hoffmann", Paris, 1881), with a libretto by Jules Barbier, after "Les contes fantastiques d'Hoffmann" ("The fantastic tales of Hofmann") by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after "Der Sandmann" ("The Sandman", 1816), "Rath Krespel" ("Councillor Krespel", 1818) and "Das verlorene Spiegelbild" ("The lost reflection", from "Die Abenteuer der Sylvester-Nacht", ["The adventures of New Year's Eve", 1814]) by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822)