Fact file
| Year of birth | 1819 |
| Year of death | 1880 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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OxfordA French Songbook: Véronique Gens & Susan Manoff
Gounod, de Polignac, Chausson, Massenet, Duparc, Hahn, Offenbach
Véronique Gens; Susan Manoff
ViennaKammermusik der Wiener Philharmoniker 3
Mercadante, Klengel, Offenbach
Philharmonisches Celloquartett; Sebastian Bru; Bernhard Naoki Hedenborg; Robert Nagy
BerlinBlaubart
Offenbach: Barbe-bleue
TBC; Stefan Herheim; Komische Oper Berlin; Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinLes Contes d'HoffmannNew production
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Enrique Mazzola; Laurent Pelly; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chantal Thomas; Daniel Johansson; Kathryn Lewek
HammHappy Birthday – Happy New Year !
Suppe, Strauss II, Offenbach, Strauss, Sullivan, Coates, German, Custer, Lloyd Webber, Elgar
North West German Philharmonic; David Marlow; Anna Werle
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Irish National Opera's futuristic Hoffmann
Tom Creed's take on Offenbach's opéra fantastique works best in the Olympia act in this new production in Dublin.
A superb, sinister Hoffmann at Dutch National Opera
Selectively unearthed from current critical editions, this fabulously performed new Hoffmann plumbs the murky depths of its antihero’s psyche.
A boisterous romp at the Komische Oper
Stefan Herheim packs puns and gags into a three-hour long show, but less could have been more.
Oper Köln's delightful Orpheus enraptures all ages
Oper Köln’s Orpheus in the Underworld proved age accessibility must not sacrifice humour and musical integrity. The tight ensemble piece was superbly acted and well-sung throughout.
Play on the Parisian profile: Offenbach’s La Vie parisienne
“Eat, dance, sing, and afterwards make love” was the motto for Parisian life, and their pursuit made up the greater part of this performance.
List of works
Barbe-bleueConcerto militaireEvening Breeze, or the Horrible FeastFantasioGeneviève de BrabantLa Belle Helene: overtureLa Belle HélèneLa Grande-Duchesse de GerolsteinLa Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein: Ah! Que j'aime les Militaires (Ah! I love soldiers)La Vie parisienne: overtureLa chanson de FortunioLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)Les contes d’Hoffmann: OlympiaMadame FavartMaître PéronillaOrpheus in the Underworld: excerptsOrphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Can-CanOrphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Le Royaume de NeptuneOrphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): overtureRhine Fairies, The (Les Fées du Rhin): OvertureTales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, Belle nuit, o nuit d'amourUn Mari à la porte (A Husband at the Door)