The eponymous stories in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann each feature an inamorata from the German writer’s life. In Damiano Michieletto’s new production at the Royal Opera House they chart a trajectory ...

If you like purple tights, green glitter, algebraic equations, parrot puppets, diverting dance and smashed cellos, this is the show for you. Director Damiano Michieletto and his versatile team (Paolo ...

NEWBURYPORT — The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 season of Saturday matinee radio broadcasts continues with a highlight from last fall: “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” – “The Tales of Hoffmann” – by Jacques ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Never mind: this is where we are, so how well are the tales of the poet’s three loves and the frame in which a fourth battles it out with a demon and a muse sung, played and directed? There are some ...

If the curtain goes up at six o’clock and comes down again at just before ten, a director has plenty of scope to explore nooks and crannies - and operas are not short of those. Roll in the fact that ...

The 1951 film version of the Offenbach opera The Tales of Hoffmann, now on DVD, is recognized as a masterpiece of darkly fantastical storytelling... Prized 'Tales of Hoffmann' Opera on DVD The 1951 ...

In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.