A man named Hoffmann reminisces on some of his past great loves. Through these tales he tells of falling in love with a robot, a girl who dies from singing, and a woman who played him. He ends up realizing whom he truly loves....but it is not what we're expecting.

Sources:

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/opera/rep/late-romantic/the-tales-of-hoffmann/

https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/les-contes-dhoffmann