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| Composer | Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Jules Barbier |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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RigaLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Kaspars Ādamsons; Aik Karapetian; Latvian National Opera; Miķelis Fišers; Kristīne Pasternaka; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir
VilniusLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Martynas Stakionis; Federico Grazzini; Lithuanian National Opera; Andrea Belli; Valeria Donata Bettella; Giuseppe di Iorio; Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra
RigaLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Kaspars Ādamsons; Aik Karapetian; Latvian National Opera; Miķelis Fišers; Kristīne Pasternaka; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir
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A feast for eyes and ears: Michieletto’s new ROH Hoffmann
With gloriously inventive sets and costumes, Alex Esposito’s splendid Four Villains drive a wonderfully entertaining new production.
Mushroom clouds of fantasy: The Tales of Hoffmann in Riga
A new steampunk staging for Latvian National Opera stays true to the fantastical invention of Hoffmann and Offenbach.
Bernheim heads a powerhouse cast in the Met’s Hoffmann revival
After a heavily promoted but underwhelming opening night, the company gets the new season back on track with plenty of star power in Offenbach’s final masterpiece.
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ParisLes contes d'Hoffmann (Tales of Hoffmann)
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Philippe Jordan; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Michael Levine; Jean Kalman; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Charlotte Goupille-Lebret, cheffe d’orchestre des coulisses
Dans les coulisses de la spectaculaire mise en scène des Contes d'Hoffmann par Damiano Michieletto, la régisseuse de production lyonnaise s'est confiée sur son métier hors du commun et injustement méconnu.
Drunk on love and wine: Jacques Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Elodie Olson-Coons tells the tales of Jacques Offenbach’s inescapably dark opéra fantastique.
Bachtrack top ten: ETA Hoffmann
Mark and Elisabeth travel to the sinister worlds of singing automata and seven-headed mouse kings to bring you the best works inspired – and composed – by ETA Hoffmann.