Composer

Audience favorite Pépito" class="css-u850">Pépito is back! The lovely and faithful Manuelita is at the center of this smalltown love story, and despite being pursued by local suitors, she insists on keeping her marriage promise to Pépito, who is away at war. Manuelita’s resolve is tested as new discoveries come to light, but a happy ending ensues, with lots of fun and surprising plot twists and turns along the way. The Dallas Opera Orchestra is joined by a fabulous cast for this one-act, English-language opera packed with gorgeous singing and beautiful music.

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Pépito

AT&T Performing Arts Center

Juan Diego Flórez and Leonardo Caimi lead a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.

The Tales of Hoffmann

Royal Opera House

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

Metropolitan Opera Encore in HD – Les Contes D’Hoffmann

Ridgefield Playhouse

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

The Met: Live In Hd – Les Contes D’hoffmann

Guild Hall

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance broadcasts on October 5, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

The Met Live in HD: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

The Capitol Horsham

An ensemble of leading lights takes the stage for Offenbach’s fantastical final work, headlined by tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by soprano Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, soprano Pretty Yende as the plagued diva Antonia, and mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as the Venetian seductress Giulietta. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in an important company debut as Hoffmann’s friend Nicklausse.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

This special event will not only feature a look back at some of our most memorable musical moments, but it will be an opportunity to visit our new Studios facility. Within the studios, we will not only be showcasing our 2024 cohort of Alvarez Young Artists in short recitals, but our Youth Company will be in an open rehearsal so guests will be able to see the studios in action. Whist offering all of the quintessential elements of a summer’s evening at Wormsley, we will also be inviting the whole audience to join us for a Champagne toast to the Studios prior to the performance.

Gala Concert

Wormsley

Since its inception in 2011, Art of the Piano has grown immensely over the years, in a variety of ways.  We started out in Cincinnati with a handful of applicants, which—to our delight—eventually blossomed to over 200 young pianists hoping to attend each year.

Pre-College Recital - Scott Pratt, piano

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Themed “Music From Film” the orchestra will be performing music composed for and featured on the silver screen at our Summer Concert. The concert will take place at Bramshaw Village Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday 15 June 2024. Conducted by Simon Wilkins, the orchestra will be playing a selection of music featured in and composed for film, including 2001 Space Odyssey, The Mission, Fantasia, The King’s Speech, Jean de Florette, Apocalpyse Now, Lord of the Rings, Rocketman, Apollo 13 and more!

Music From Film

Bramshaw Village Hall

**Event: El Sistema Liège: La Brigade Costumée**

**Date:** Saturday, 1st June 2024

**Times:** 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM

**Duration:** Approximately 65 minutes

**Location:** Liège, Salle Philharmonique

**Admission:** Free. Reservations can be made at the OPRL ticket office or by phone, starting from 15th May. A maximum of 2 places per person.

**Description:**

This year, children from six schools - Bonne Nouvelle, Bressoux-Piron, Fontainebleau, Saint-Benoît Saint-Servais, Grivegnée Centre La Haminde, and Grivegnée Péville - transform into little chefs to present their story "La Brigade Costumée." With the musicians of the OPRL and actor Philippe Bonhomme, music will blend with cuisine in a unique performance. Imagine if our conductor, Lars Corijn, also took on the role of head chef, and the audience became guests at a grand gala dinner. This event promises a symphony of musical and culinary harmony, where cooking and music become gastronomic arts. Our young singers will perform texts written specifically for them, telling a story conceived by the children and their teacher during classroom workshops, with the support of actor Philippe Bonhomme and musicians from ReMuA. This appetizing spectacle is sure to make you want to sing, or perhaps, to eat.

**Program:**

The performance will feature a delightful mix of compositions, including Rossini's "La pie voleuse" (Overture), Offenbach's "La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein" (Et Pif, paf, pouf), and pieces from Mancini's "La Panthère Rose," Donizetti's "Don Pasquale," and more, arranged by Francesc Marco and J. Ehrler. The event will showcase the talents of Philippe Bonhomme (actor), musicians-intervenants from ReMuA Liège, and the children's choir and orchestra of El Sistema Liège, under the direction of Lars Corijn.

**Partnerships:**

This event is a co-production between ReMuA-OPRL and enjoys the partnership of the City of Liège, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, PECA, the National Lottery, the Baillet Latour Fund, and the Queen Paola Foundation.

**Booking Information:**

For reservations and more information, please contact the OPRL ticket office at Boulevard Piercot, 25 - 27, 4000 Liège, or by phone at +32 04 220 00 00. The ticket office is open Monday to Friday from 1 PM to 6 PM.

El Sistema Liège: The costume brigade

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

An operetta concert will feature a celebration of operettas with selected excerpts from "Die Fledermaus", "The Circus Princess", "Giuditta" and more. The show will feature opera lyric soloists and ensembles from beloved Viennese and French operettas including "Die Csárdásfürstin" by Kalman, "Giuditta" by Lehar, "Die Fledermaus" by Strauss, "La belle Hélène" by Offenbach.

The Operetta Ball

Hebrew Music Museum

**Event: Romance, Revenge, and Revelry**

**Date & Time:** Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

**Location:** Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Avenue, Greeley, CO, 80631, United States

**Description:**
Immerse yourself in an evening of dramatic opera hits with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra's annual collaboration with the University of Northern Colorado. "Romance, Revenge, and Revelry" promises an unforgettable journey through the full spectrum of emotions, featuring selections from the masterworks of Mozart, Wagner, Bizet, Puccini, and more. Enhanced by the stunning performances of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra and the powerful voices of the UNC Combined Chorus, this event will showcase opera favorites as you've never heard them before—music that has captivated audiences in various media over the years.

**Repertoire Highlights:**
- OFFENBACH: La Belle Hélène Overture
- VAUGHN WILLIAMS: Concerto for Oboe and Strings
- MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro Overture
- PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
- BIZET: Habanera from Carmen
- And many more from the giants of opera.

**Special Features:**
- Experience the power of opera through a curated selection of its most passionate and dramatic pieces.
- Enjoy the collaboration between the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra and the talented UNC Combined Chorus.

**Tickets:** Available for purchase. Please visit the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra's website or contact the Union Colony Civic Center box office for more details.

Don't miss this spectacular evening of music that promises to enchant, move, and exhilarate. Whether you're an opera aficionado or new to the genre, "Romance, Revenge, and Revelry" is sure to be a highlight of the cultural calendar.

Romance, Revenge, and Revelry

Union Colony Civic Center

Experience the vibrant fusion of jazz and opera with the Washington National Opera's latest production, "Songbird," at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater from March 9 to March 23, 2024. This innovative adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s "La Périchole" transports audiences to the roaring 1920s in New Orleans, a time of decadence, but also of hardship for singers and lovers Songbird and Piquillo. As Mardi Gras unfolds, the Mayor's tempting offer forces Songbird to choose between financial security and true love.

Featuring Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and Tony-nominated leading man Ramin Karimloo, "Songbird" promises a captivating blend of operetta and jazz, with toe-tapping music, glamorous costumes, and a storyline filled with mistaken identities and comic twists. The production, adapted by Eric Sean Fogel, James Lowe, and Kelley Rourke, with musical arrangement and orchestration by James Lowe, and English lyrics and book by Kelley Rourke, brings a fresh perspective to Offenbach’s comedic love story, ensuring an unforgettable experience.

Performed in French and English with projected English titles, this new production, commissioned by The Glimmerglass Festival in 2021, showcases the irresistible charm of the classic opéra bouffe with a Frenchman Street flair. Don't miss your chance to be part of this unique musical journey—tickets are available in subscriptions, offering the best seats, maximum flexibility, and exclusive savings. Join us at the Kennedy Center for a performance that infuses the spirit of New Orleans into the heart of opera.

Songbird

Kennedy Center

Take a tour of France with famed pieces by various French composers. Highlighting the concert will be the dual performance by the orchestra and chorale of Poulenc’s Gloria, known for its rich, flowing harmonies, both dark and whimsical. The orchestra also performs the music of Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Debussy, as well as Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld Overture, which includes the famous can-can!

Vive La France

Sawmill Creek Convention Center

An operatic extravaganza. Stéphane leads us on a journey through 300 years of heart-stopping melodies, captivating drama, and thrilling dances. The fanfare from Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the very first operas, sets us on a path through Mozart, Rossini, Puccini, Bellini, and Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours,” now best known as the hippopotamus ballet from Fantasia. The SLSO’s Associate Concertmaster Erin Schreiber gives a virtuoso turn in Sarasate’s Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen. Associate Principal Cello Melissa Brooks performs Bellini’s mellifluous melodies  

Operatic Favorites

Touhill Performing Arts Center

Arts Ballet presents the highly anticipated production of "Le Papillon" (The Butterfly). Choreographed by the acclaimed Vladimir Issaev himself, this new rendition, set to the captivating music of Offenbach, promises an extraordinary showcase of virtuosity by our talented professional dancers.

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida: Le Papillon

Broward Center For The Performing Arts

Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

An intoxicating blend of romance, fantasy and adventure. Offenbach’s dreamlike The Tales of Hoffmann offers a spellbinding portrait of a man who’s haunted by his past. Sophisticated and imaginative, Jacques Offenbach’s last and greatest work combines emotional depth and musical brilliance

Palm Beach Opera Presents The Tales Of Hoffmann

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall

Offenbach’s Songbird is a reduced version of French operetta La Périchole. The scene is 1920’s New Orleans, and musicians Songbird and Piquillo have fallen on hard times and are desperate for a better life.

A tale of true love, capers, villains and confusion. Despite a series of dizzying events, they prove love conquers all. Don’t bet against Songbird!

Marcus Performing Arts Center

Romance is in the air with Enduring Love Stories. The HSO introduces you to star-crossed lovers throughout time and explores the struggles they endured. Through the music of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, and Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld the HSO brings emotion and passion to the stage. Bringing dynamic duos into the present, the HSO has commissioned a double concerto by Grammy® Award nominated composer Clarice Assad for the husband-and-wife guitar and cello duo, Boyd Meets Girl, comprised of Rupert Boyd, guitar and West Hartford native, Laura Metcalf, cello.

Enduring Love Stories

The Bushnell

In a charming Paris café, a local waitress and three tourists connect with the City of Love and each other through a mélange of musical theatre favorites, beloved opera classics, and moving art song.

The French Connection

The A-Frame

The WVS will reach for the grease paint once again in an orchestral salute to 19th century opera. You don’t want to miss this one!

Orchestra Bon Bons From Favorite Operas

The Vista Center for the Arts

Celebrating music that inspired movement through polka, marches, and the waltz, Symphoria performs the works of Offenbach, Strauss, and Korngold. Familiar tunes including the Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld and Blue Danube will fill the hall for this afternoon concert at the lovely St. Paul’s Church! This 75-minute concert will presented without intermission.

Waltz Alog The Blue Danube

The Syracuse Orchestra

Joining your genial host, conductor Stephen Bell, is versatile baritone Rodney Earl Clarke, whose velvet tone has been heard in a host of high-profile engagements, from opera houses and the BBC Proms to Twickenham and the West End. Alongside vocal highlights from Handel, Mozart, Mel Torme and Les Miserables you’ll also enjoy a sack full of seasonal orchestral showpieces from the likes of Adam Saunders, Erich Korngold, Paul Campbell and Serge Prokofiev, with some classic cinematic magic in the shape of music from Home Alone and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The Hallé in Warwick

University of Warwick

Featuring Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld and more. Morihiko Nakahara conducts.

Mythic Masterpieces

Ruth Eckerd Hall

Duke Energy Center for the Arts

COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL STRING ENSEMBLE RECITAL - Karen Martin, director

Western Illinois University

Get out your pencils—you’ll want to keep track of this one! Manuelita loves Pépito, but he’s away at war. She captures the attention of many, but she is determined to be true to her love. That is, until a letter arrives from Pépito and turns everything topsy turvy! This one-act comedy is full of fun, charm, and delightful music.

Join us for this special performance, sung in English, and designed for audiences aged 3 and up! Pépito is just under 60 minutes (with no intermission!), making this the perfect family show! All seating is general admission at the beautiful Winspear Opera House.

Sinfonia concludes the semester with a program that explores themes of light, celebration, and seasonal festivities.  One special treat will be the opportunity to hear flute faculty Dr. Sarah Shin perform Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major, a work that she recently recorded for Sony. Two undergraduate singers, Sarah Lekaj ’25 and Claire Dignazio ’25, share Offenbach’s sensual “Barcarolle” from The Tales of Hoffman. The program features Carl Nielsen’s radiant Helios Overture and the world premiere March of Dusk by music certificate student and member of Sinfonia, Adrian Thananopavarn ’24. Sinfonia will also pay tribute to the season with a medley Chanukah music and favorite selections from The Nutcracker.

Sinfonia Concert

Princeton University

Make the most of the last days before Halloween. This year’s Sinfonia concert program will set the tone with enchanted and haunted landscapes. Alongside familiar symphonic titles, including The Moldau and Mussorgsky’s A Night on Bald Mountain, cme hear Liadov’s ethereal and mystical “The Enchanted Lake” and the major melodies from John Powell’s film score to How to Train Your Dragon.  Costumes are not required but welcome!

Halloween with Sinfonia

Dress up for Halloween and join your SLSO for an afternoon of fun. Through Peter Schickele’s “A Zoo Called Earth,” you’ll hear creatures ranging from fish and dinosaurs to kangaroos and elephants come to life from the perspective of an extraterrestrial tourist. Recommended for ages 5-10 years.

Family Concert: A Zoo Called Earth

Celebrate the Philharmonic Society of Orange County's 70th anniversary season at our Opening Night concert! This intimate evening pairs Grammy Award-winner Isabel Leonard, the glamorous mezzo-soprano who has dazzled opera lovers at the great houses worldwide, with Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” in a recital featuring popular arias and beloved songs.

Pablo Sainz-Villegas & Isabel Leonard

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Participants in the Summer@SFCM Vocal Academy present ensemble numbers from the standard musical theatre and opera repertoire.

Summer@SFCM Vocal Academy Ensemble Recital

Bowes Center

“Brilliantly inventive” (Limelight) concert pianist Yeol Eum Son makes her SPCO debut leading the orchestra from the bench in concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Jacques Offenbach's hauntingly beautiful Les Larmes de Jacqueline features SPCO cellist Sarah Lewis.

Yeol Eum Son Plays Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto

Ted Mann Concert Hall

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Calgary’s rising star Kevin Chen, winner of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (2021) and the Concours de Genève (2022), returns to the Winspear stage to play Beethoven’s thrilling and popular “Emperor” Piano Concerto. Rossini's light-hearted overture from The Barber of Seville is a playful ray of musical sunshine and the perfect prelude to a comedy.

Kevin Chen Plays Beethoven's Emperor

Winspear Centre

In this quirky and humor-infused program, we highlight our Young Artist Winners, James Johnston and Sarah Harris.  We also welcome our area youth orchestras on stage to join us for Franz Schubert’s Overture “In the Italian Style”, a Rossini-inspired work that captures the effervescence of the lively Italian opera overture with beautiful operatic melodies and blazing finale.  The evening begins with the whimsical Little Suite from Comedy on the Bridge, an opera where all the main characters get stranded on a bridge.  The program takes a twist in Telemann’s Don Quichotte, a sort of musical novel where the over-hyped image of Cervantes’ Don Quixote has a unique take on reality.  The first sounds of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 103 will reveal instantly why it received the nickname, “Drumroll”.  What follows is a symphony full of imagination and wit that exemplifies a grandmaster of symphonic writing over sixty years in the making.

Masterworks 3: Haydn's Drumroll

California State University, Chico

Cascade Theatre

Thrilling audiences at the top levels of the Canadian music scene, award-winning Canadian conductor Adam Johnson has been praised as “an exciting talent” and for his “charismatic, commanding presence” on the podium.

Symphonie Fantastique

River Center Theatre

Students of Kathryn Wright’s junior voice studio perform a selection of songs and arias from classical repertoire.

Studio Recital: Kathryn Wright's Junior Classical Voice Studio—Songs and Arias

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Thank you for joining us for Opera in the Park on Saturday, September 10, 2022. It was a wonderful event filled with beautiful music! Our celebrity host Angela Brown performed an iconic aria from her upcoming role in Indianapolis Opera's Tosca, our Resident Artists had an incredible Indianapolis Opera debut, and Daniel Narducci brought a beautiful rendition of "Do you hear the people sing?" to this uplifting program. Joshua Thompson (Sock Joplin) performed a stunning piano rendition of "Troubled Water" by Margaret Bonds and paired with Jared Thompson on saxophone and soprano Angela Brown to light up the stage with "Trust" by Roy Hargrove with original lyrics by Jared Thompson. We are thrilled that so many of you were able to join us for this event. This Opera in the Park crowd was the largest yet!

​Opera in the Park

Garfield Park

SRSYO - Bon Voyage

Green Music Center

When a handsome young soldier catches the eye of the most powerful woman in Gerolstein, he goes from Private to General in a flash! Now he’ll need a war to win—count on the Grand Duchess to make that happen. As ever, Offenbach’s lively score is a Pocket Opera specialty.

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein

Hillside Club

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

Legion of Honor

W.A. Mozart Horn Concerto features 2022 Concerto Competition winner, Jason Whitney Edward Elgar Cello Concerto features 2021 Concerto Competition winner, Gwendolyn Przyjazna

SRSYO - Memorable Melodies

Join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for a musical journey through vibrant
dreams and the night stars, all the way to the beauty of a new sunrise!

 ** ****This performance is designed for people living with autism spectrum
disorders, sensory and communication disorders, or learning disabilities, or
anyone who wants a more casual concert experience.**  

This special performance provides:

  * Materials to help you plan your visit including a social story and a visual schedule 
  * Quiet rooms with sensory accommodations 
  * Fun family programming 
  * Accessible seating

All the Stars in the Sky

Dance the night away with music from all around the world as the ASO plays
iconic pieces like Tchaikovsky’s _Waltz_ from _Swan Lake_ and selections from
Bizet’s _Carmen_!

Symphonic Celebration

Get a nice and festive start to the new year with an exuberant New Year's concert in the Opera. Every year, when the year comes to an end, the Royal Theater invites you to a bang concert with the Royal Orchestra on the Opera's Great Stage.

New Year's concert in the Opera 2024

Operaens foyer

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved…

The Tales of Hoffman - The Royal Ballet and Opera Cinema Screening

New Theatre Royal Lincoln

The Tales of Hoffman:RB&O (Live Screening)

Grove Theatre

The Royal Opera: The Tales of Hoffman

The Roses Theatre

RBO The Tales of Hoffman (Opera)

Gwyn Hall

Audience favorite Pépito is back! The lovely and faithful Manuelita is at the center of this smalltown love story, and despite being pursued by local suitors, she insists on keeping her marriage promise to Pépito, who is away at war. Manuelita’s resolve is tested as new discoveries come to light, but a happy ending ensues, with lots of fun and surprising plot twists and turns along the way. The Dallas Opera Orchestra is joined by a fabulous cast for this one-act, English-language opera packed with gorgeous singing and beautiful music.

Jacques Offenbach

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 7 - Dec 1, 2024

The Tales of Hoffmann · Royal Opera House

Nov 16, 2024 - Feb 16, 2025

Pépito · Dallas Opera

30 - 31 Dec, 2024

New Year's concert in the Opera 2024 · Royal Danish Orchestra

Jan 15, 2025

The Tales of Hoffman - The Royal Ballet and Opera Cinema Screening · New Theatre Royal Lincoln

Jan 15, 2025

The Tales of Hoffman:RB&O (Live Screening) · Grove Theatre

Past events

Nov 16, 2024 - Feb 16, 2025

Pépito · Dallas Opera

Nov 7 - Dec 1, 2024

The Tales of Hoffmann · Royal Opera House

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