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| Composer | Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Jules Barbier |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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BerlinLes Contes d'Hoffmann
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Pierre Dumoussaud; Lydia Steier; Staatsoper Berlin; Momme Hinrichs; Ursula Kudrna; Olaf Freese; Staatskapelle Berlin
ViennaHoffmanns ErzählungenNew production
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Lotte de Beer; Volksoper Wien; Christof Hetzer; Jorine van Beek; Alex Brok; Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper
FlorenceLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)New production
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Kent Nagano; Laurent Pelly; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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A feast for eyes and ears: Michieletto’s new ROH Hoffmann
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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Elodie Olson-Coons tells the tales of Jacques Offenbach’s inescapably dark opéra fantastique.
Bachtrack top ten: ETA Hoffmann
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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.