A mechanical doll, a young singer, and a Venetian courtesan. All are loved by Hoffmann, the central character of “The Tales of Hoffmann,” a captivating opera wherein reality and fantasy become one.

GENEVA (Reuters) - A new production of the Tales of Hoffmann at Geneva's Grand Theater creates a mix of art, sex and death in an unusually nightmarish and nihilistic reading of Jacques Offenbach's ...

For a composer perhaps known best for his contribution to the cancan, it is refreshing to realize that Jacques Offenbach’s influence extends to more significant genres. Connecticut Opera helped prove ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The joy of fantasy is that it can mean so many things to so many people. In Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, ...

Looking to watch The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann? Bartlett Sher's Music film is available through several streaming and digital platforms. It's currently streaming on Marquee TV Amazon ...

A bittersweet story of love wasted and lost, the Jacques Offenbach opera “The Tales of Hoffmann” has many a party scene, from its carousing opening scene in a tavern, to an elegant ball to a raucous ...

If you want to learn why opera fans love opera so much, try sitting in a small space and hearing a trained opera singer in full cry: The visceral power is hard to resist. The greater Washington area ...

Oscar-winning director's staging of "The Tales of Hoffmann" sells out in Austria. By Tina Daunt William Friedkin The Tales of Hoffman - H 2012 VIENNA– Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi agreed on ...