The Tales of Hoffmann is an opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the ...

The gods are bored out of their minds. Up on Mount Olympus there's nothing to do but be good and live on a steady diet of ambrosia - which turns out to be pretty disgusting. So when the gods get the ...

Given the continuing popularity of Jacques Offenbach's final opera, nobody is ever sure exactly what might go into any specific performance. Many hands got to work on "Tales of Hoffmann" while ...

Opera Picciona has revealed details for its inaugural production, a double bill of Mozart's Bastien und Bastienne and Offenbach's Le 66, which will be performed at the Houghton Hall Arts Community's ...

Netflix doesn’t qualify as a solo offender when it comes to Gallic stereotypes, as three musical theater works on the city’s stages show. By Laura Cappelle Our critics and writers have selected ...

As the title character in Jacques Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” peers at a mechanical doll through special fantasy-granting glasses, the toy becomes far more than the sum of her mannequin parts ...

Opera in Williamsburg presents: The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach, with English subtitles. Opera in Williamsburg presents: The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. A beautiful fantasy of the ...

Mirella Freni passed away on February 9th 2020. She was 84 years old. Freni was an Italian operatic soprano who had a career of 50 years and appeared at major international opera houses. She received ...

With a pacing faster than a sitcom and sometimes funnier, Opera Sartatoga’s production of “La Vie Parisienne” is all about indulgence, desire and diversion. Best known for his comedies, the French ...