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 ...

On Saturday, the high-definition broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera will be Jacques Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann." The performance begins at noon at the Town Plaza Cinema in Cape Girardeau.

The Tales of Hoffmann, conducted by David Stern, will be presented by the Palm Beach Opera. Stern, recently appointed Music Director after a decade as Chief Conductor, is recognized for his ability to ...

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 ...

We’re lucky to have English Touring Opera. When it comes to repertoire they’re the UK’s boldest company by miles. Recent seasons have featured neglected Handel, forgotten Donizetti, rare Britten (Paul ...

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 ...

Palm Beach Opera continued its 62 nd mainstage season on Friday with a performance of “The Tales of Hoffmann,” by Jacques Offenbach, at the Kravis Center. Before the performance began, there was an ...

Translation: This is a "Les contes d'Hoffmann" for the ages and if you're into opera, you must go (and make sure your cell phone is turned off). It's funny, fast-paced, wildly inventive, beautifully ...

Jacques Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann," one of the most popular and oft-staged operas in the world, opened the Washington Opera season on Saturday night at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The ...

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