Sabine Devieilhe - The Tales Of | Hoffmann: Olympia Aria - Offenbach

Sabine Devieilhe ’s interpretation of the "Doll Aria" ( Les oiseaux dans la charmille ) from Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann is widely regarded as a masterclass in combining .

: Reviewers note her "crystalline, exact" coloratura, which creates an uncanny illusion of a machine. Sabine Devieilhe ’s interpretation of the "Doll Aria"

: Her interpretation often leans into the "mechanical" nature of the singing—every pause and restart sounds like a mechanism being released. Sabine Devieilhe ’s interpretation of the "Doll Aria"