The neglect of Suppé this year is perhaps not that surprising (though he, not Johann Strauss II, started Viennese operetta), because interest in him has for decades been confined to his overtures. But ...

Fashions change even when it comes to humour, and not all comic operas still seem funny today, but the way in which Offenbach turned the serious Orpheus legend on its head is very modern in its sly ...

Two twentieth-century operas by British composers, rarely heard Rossini, and a winsome opéra bouffe by Offenbach will make up New York City Opera’s 2013 season. All of the operas will be given in new ...

BERLIN — The composer Jacques Offenbach captured the streets of mid-19th-century Paris like no other. But while he produced about 130 scores for the stage, his profile is often reduced to a spirited ...

The Tales of Hoffmann, Offenbach's haunting tale of one man's desire for a parade of unattainable beauties, is presented in a captivating production from the Opéra de Paris.

BERLIN — Composer Jacques Offenbach captured the streets of mid-19th-century Paris like no other. But while he produced about 130 scores for the stage, his profile is often reduced to a spirited ...

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In opera, death and destruction are common affairs. But they usually happen in operas, not to operas. Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, which the Orlando Opera Company will raise the curtain ...