Composer

With what is probably the most famous fragment in opera literature, four directing teams are presenting themselves for the first time at Graz Opera, immersing themselves in aesthetically completely different universes with very different artistic approaches – film animation, puppetry and choreographically moving bodies. In three episodes, dazzling worlds full of fantastic characters and events unfold. Always at the centre of the action as the protagonist and creator of the scenery: the poet himself.

Hoffmann's Tales (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Oper Graz

The poet Hoffmann thinking of his beloved Stella, struggles with a writer’s block. His Muse, in disguise, is determined to steer Hoffmann away from his unhappy love and back to art. Hoffmann begins recounting the stories of three women he once loved: Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta. In her staging, director Lotte de Beer creates a dialogue between Hoffmann and the Muse, a confrontation between art and the artist. Jacques Offenbach’s name remains synonymous with operetta, but at the end of his life, he worked on his most ambitious masterpiece: the fantastic opera Les contes d’Hoffmann.

Hoffmanns tales

Volksoper Wien

The first premiere of the season on the State Opera stage will be Jacques Offenbach's opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann – and the Opera Children's Orchestra will also be performing this imaginative music. Excerpts from Offenbach's last work will be heard. The program will be complemented by music by other great French musical theater composers of the 19th century.

Concert Opera Children's Orchestra

Bebelplatz

As part of the 18th edition of Yacht&Garden, the Children’s Choir will perform a concert featuring a mix of classical, film, and musical repertoire—a series of lively and evocative pieces that blend playfulness, emotion, and imagination

Over the Rainbow

Marina Genova

The Classical Voice Students return with the Annual Val Machin Opera Scenes. This year, scenes from 2 operatic favourites are performed with Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro , the much loved tale of 17th Century marital misadventures, against a background of political unrest, and Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman, the magical tale of the poet, Hoffman recounting the tales of his failed romances.

The Val Machin Opera Scenes, Conducted by Peter Luff

Queensland Conservatorium

Under the direction of Bruce Walker, the Walla Walla Symphony Youth Orchestra (WWSYO) will present their concert for the Spring session, featuring the winners of the WWSYO Concerto Competition.

Walla Walla Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert: From Shadow to Light

Walla Walla Community College

EPSG:4326

Coffee Concert No. 4 "Oh, my goodness!"

Volkshaus Jena

Themes of motherhood, loss, and joy emerge in a program that spans opera, Indigenous voices, and folk tradition, with song and spirit rising together like flame and tide.

Songs of River & Fire

Desautels Concert Hall

MSM Undergraduate Opera Theatre: La Périchole

The Riverside Church

Featuring our Young Artists Competition winners and cinematic favorites. The music of the movies!

The Magic of Cinema

Maryland Hall

From great romance to revolutionary fervour, France doesn’t do things by halves. Passion and flair pulse through every corner of French cultural life, whether in the cool sophistication of its cinema, the rich flavours of its cuisine or the vibrant sounds of its music.

The Hallé: Vive La France!

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Family Concert No. 3 »King Carrot«, 1st Performance

Müllersches Volksbad

True to its mission of promoting and raising awareness of classical music, the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie travels across the Occitanie region in various formations.

Trio Soul and Voice

Église Saint-Paul de Frontignan

Temple Opera Theater presents a double-bill beginning with La scala di seta by composer Gioachino Rossini and librettist Giuseppe Maria Foppa. The night will end with Monsieur et Madame Denis by composer Jacques Offenbach and librettist Laurencin and Michel Delaporte.

Temple Opera Theater: La scala di seta / Monsieur et Madame Denis

Temple University

The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) is a haunting opera that dives into the stormy, occasionally uncanny, love life of poet Hoffmann. In a series of flashbacks (and perhaps a bit too much wine), Hoffmann recounts three romantic escapades, each with its own fantastical twist—and each disastrously interrupted by a shadowy villain determined to ruin his good time. The opera is a blend of romance, heartbreak, and just the right dose of the surreal, proving that in Hoffmann’s world, if something seems too good to be true, it probably involves an evil doppelgänger or a mechanical doll.

Tales of Hoffmann

Marcus Performing Arts Center

Step into a world of elegance and enchantment at the GO Signature Fundraising Event. The evening begins with a concert of dazzling vocal scenes from “Masked Moments” from operas including Die Fledermaus, Verdi’s Masked Ball, Tales of Hoffmann, Phantom of the Opera, and more at Daniels Pavilion, followed by a sophisticated masquerade reception and dinner in the Ubben Event Space. With themed décor, curated cuisine, and surprise performances, this event supports Gulfshore Opera’s mission of enriching lives through accessible, high-quality opera across Southwest Florida. Masks encouraged; impact guaranteed.

Masquerade Fundraising Event

Artis—Naples

A concert of dazzling vocal scenes from “Masked Moments” from operas including Die Fledermaus, Verdi’s Masked Ball, Tales of Hoffmann, Phantom of the Opera, and more.

Masked Moments of Opera

Artis–Naples

Soloists of the Maggio Academy

Paggeria Parco Mediceo di Pratolino

Orpheus and Eurydice agree: their marriage is over. While he is only interested in his music, she seeks adventure – and promptly ends up in the arms of Pluto, the god of the underworld. He seizes the opportunity and whisks her away to the realm of the dead.

Orpheus in the Underworld

Halle Opera House

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with an evening of luscious symphonic classics offering some of the most romantic melodies ever written. The concert features the sensuous slow movements from three of the finest concertos for piano and Richard Addinsall’s Warsaw Concerto, as well as love themes from silver screen masterpieces by Ennio Morricone, James Horner and John Williams Also included is Wagner’s musical love letter and Tchaikovsky’s passionate overture to Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Make sure you make a date and treat a loved one!

Smooth Valentine Classics Romantic classics for a special evening

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Barbara Hannigan has some exciting surprises lined up for you in this edition of the Concerts éclatés series. Prepare for a vibrant and unforgettable evening where music and dance take centre stage, featuring works by Offenbach, Weill, Glenn Miller, and other carefully curated selections chosen by the conductor herself.

Dance the Night Away with Barbara Hannigan

Place des Arts

Barbara Hannigan returns for an electrifying evening, bringing the intoxicating rhythms of Offenbach and the sultry nostalgia of the tango in Youkali. Renowned for her stunning performances at the Maison symphonique in 2022 and 2024, the Canadian conductor and soprano is set to mesmerize with her extraordinary talent and magnetic presence in this bold and captivating program.

The Flamboyant Barbara Hannigan

While "Don Giovanni" is being performed in the opera house, the real show takes place in the wine cellar next door – here, the poet Hoffmann entertains his customers with his fantastic tales in which people turn out to be machines, singing can be fatal, and mysterious figures seek to rob him of his reflection. The hidden core of every story: his relationship with the singer Stella, who is also on stage as Donna Anna in the opera. The longer the evening goes on, the crazier the stories become, until Hoffmann finally threatens to lose touch with reality...

Hoffmann's Tales Les contes d'Hoffmann

Theater Lübeck

Guest Concert

BASF-Feierabendhaus

Music byi Benjamin Britten, Jacques Offenbach, Sarah Flower Adams, Paul Simon, J. S. Bach, Charles Gounod, Thomas Juneau, Oliver Wallace, Sting, Johann Strauss son and traditional English songs

Voci per la pace

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

End of year Concert 2025

Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

Break out the bubbly and ring in the new year in style with the SLSO’s sparkling New Year’s Eve Celebration, led by Music Director Stéphane Denève. Revel in an evening of lively music, from Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein’s Candide Overture to Bizet’s Selections from L’Arlésienne and more.

New Year’s Eve Celebration

Powell Hall

A festive concert bringing together the Carlo Felice Children’s Choir and the Brass and Percussion Ensemble of the Paganini Conservatory: a musical journey that ignites the magic of Christmas

Ottoni squillanti e voci incantate

Carlo Felice Theater

Music by Benjamin Britten, Jacques Offenbach, Sarah Flower Adams, Paul Simon, J. S. Bach, Charles Gounod, Thomas Juneau, Oliver Wallace, Adolphe Adam, Sting, Johann Strauss (son) and traditional songs

InCanti di Natale

Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore

The marriage of Orpheus and Eurydice is over: Eurydice is bored to death at home, while the rather untalented violinist Orpheus gropes his pupils. Eurydice takes an interest in the virile Aristeus, who turns out to be Pluto, ruler of the underworld. He takes her to his dark realm. Orpheus remains behind, rejoicing at his wife's departure. But he hasn't reckoned with public opinion, which, in the spirit of bourgeois decency, calls on Orpheus to go to Olympus and assert his claim to the gods for the return of his wife.

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Soloists of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy

Chiesa di Mugnana

Concert by the Carlo Felice Theatre Foundation Children’s Choir to mark the 20th anniversary of the Porto dei Piccoli Hub

Canti in festa

Acquario di Genova

It is the largest charity event of its kind organised by the German Red Cross in Germany: the festive opera gala of the Duisburg Red Cross is a highlight in the social life of the city and is in demand far beyond its borders. Soloists from the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of chief conductor Vitali Alekseenok will once again present a glittering musical programme for the 19th edition, waiving their fees in aid of the DRK.

DRK Gala

CityPalais

Jacques Offenbach composed more than 100 operas and operettas, most of them with unique wit and biting satire, original and inspired. At the end of his illustrious career in Paris, which stretched over five decades, he turned to his most ambitious operatic work Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), an opéra fantastique based on a play that premiered in 1881.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

In this week’s Mondays at One our Brass department takes to the stage to celebrate Glasgow’s 850th birthday.

Mondays at One: Brass - Glasgow 850

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Jacques Offenbach carries us off to a world of bandits in his wonderful operetta. Falsacappa, their chief, is having trouble keeping his men’s moral up: recent forays raked in next to nothing. Now he’s planning an outrageous coup. Taking advantage of complicated events concerning an envoy from Granada, wanting to claim a debt from the court of Mantua, and sneaking into Mantua, is disguise, to swipe the money for themselves. The carabinieri, in their heavy boots, always arrive too late. But Falsacappa's gang ends up empty-handed: the Duke of Mantua's coffers are empty … criminal activity at court far outclasses the bandits’.

The Bandits

Oper Frankfurt

Join Park City Opera and Le Depot for a sumptuous Opera Brunch—an unforgettable Sunday pairing of exquisite cuisine and soaring melodies. Settle in for a late morning of indulgence as you enjoy a specially curated brunch menu from Le Depot, accompanied by live performances of beloved arias and operatic ensembles paired specifically with the cuisine.

Opera Brunch at Le Depot Brasserie

Le Depot Brasserie

Family concert King Carrot with the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra   conducted by Tim Hüttemeister .

A vegetable patch can be more exciting than you think. Much more exciting, in fact. It's not uncommon for an overzealous cook or a hungry rabbit to show up. And then a carrot acts like it's king: it doesn't care much for reality, lives in its own fantasy world and demands that the other vegetables always dance to its tune. Of course, no one will let that happen, and so there are arguments and even more excitement than usual. What does power do to the carrot? And how does love bond? Composer Andreas N. Tarkmann used Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Le Roi Carotte" as the basis for creating a clever work for chamber orchestra based on Jörg Schade 's story that is sure to whet the appetite of all children.

King Carrot

German Theatre, Göttingen

Our season opens with a thrilling journey through myth, motion, and majesty. This all-orchestral program highlights the exceptional musicianship of the Dearborn Symphony, offering a vibrant and engaging experience for both longtime patrons and first-time guests.

We begin with Offenbach’s riotous Orpheus in the Underworld Overture, a cheeky romp through the realm of the gods, best known for its exhilarating can-can. Strauss’s Perpetuum Mobile keeps the energy spinning with its witty, whirlwind momentum — a musical joke that never runs out of steam.

Myth, Motion, and Majesty

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

They're crazy, the men! While the violinist Orpheus is absorbed in his profession and escapes into an affair to distract himself from his unfulfilled marriage to his wife Eurydice, the underworld god Pluto takes a liking to her and steals her into his realm under the guise of her lover Aristeus. He's rid of her, Orpheus rejoices! Later, the underworld servant Styx and the chief god of Olympus, Jupiter, scent their chances with Eurydice. And the women? Well, Jupiter's wife Juno immediately blames her husband for everything, and Eurydice has fun elsewhere until she becomes the plaything of the suitors. At least the personified public opinion is stepping up to the plate and putting them in their place. But Eurydice is fed up anyway and would rather have a drink with the Bacchantes. Cheers!

Oper Leipzig

Before the Symphony subscription season kicks off in October, we invite you to join us for two very special events on September 19 and 20, 2025.

Soar with Cirque de la Symphonie & Party into the Night

Overture Center for the Arts

Be transported to Paris for two nights of music under the stars! Love Letter is back this fall at the Forest Theater in Carmel. Featuring American in Paris, Amélie, Beauty and the Beast, The Adventures of Tin Tin, Phantom of the Opera, Ratatouille and more!

Love Letter to Paris

Forest Theater

A Message from Nachtigall Artists, the Concert Organizer
It is a great honor and pleasure for us that we have been able, for the last 25 years, to bring the most famous opera stars to you – the Czech audience. We value the support of all of you, whether you have been our fans since our beginnings or you started coming our concerts recently. Whether we like it or not, a quarter-century makes us to look back, reflect on what we have accomplished, but above all, we are now obliged to throw a really big party.

Anniversary gala: 25 years of Nachtigall Artists

Smetana Hall Municipal House

Opening Concert Of Špilberk Festival

Park of the Špilberk Castle

The BPO presents a free, outdoor concert at Niawanda Park in Tonawanda.

Niawanda Park

The BPO presents a free, outdoor concert at Academy Park in Lewiston.

Academy Park, Lewiston

Academy Park

Summer@SFCM: Vocal Academy Ensemble Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

In the hustle and bustle of a Paris train station, characters from around the world descend. A millionaire from Brazil, a Swedish Baron, and a sultry local actress all cross paths to start a madcap plot of trysts and tribulations. Offenbach’s tribute to the City of Lights is ever a Pocket Opera specialty!

La Vie Parisienne

Hillside Club

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

Legion of Honor

The BPO presents a free, outdoor performance at Bidwell Parkway featuring music from our upcoming 2025-26 season.

Bidwell Parkway

Bidwell Park

La mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, formée auprès de William Christie et régulièrement nommée aux Victoires de la musique classique, dont elle a été lauréate en 2017, prête sa voix cristalline à trois siècles de chansons d’amour françaises entrecoupées de solos de luth par Thomas Dunford, qui font le lien entre les époques et les styles. Idylle réunit les œuvres de compositeurs inspirés, de Marc-Antoine Carpentier à Barbara en passant par Debussy et Offenbach, plongeant les auditeurs dans la tradition de la chanson française où l’amour est présenté dans tous ses états et sur tous les tons : triste, joyeux, langoureux ou facétieux…

Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano) & Thomas Dunford (luth)

National Estate of Chambord

Offenbach, Meilhac & Halévy’s sparkling, witty, and electric La Vie Parisienne takes us to the heart of the demi-monde in 1860s Paris where two bachelors play tour guide to a Swedish Baron and Baroness. They showcase the Paris of their imagination, complete with visits to dives that they claim are fancy palaces and meetings with friends who are disguised as aristocrats. La Vie Parisienne is social critique at its most hilarious complete with catchy tunes and drinking songs! Sung in French with new English dialogue written by Tim Drucker.

Universal Preservation Hall

We cordially invite you to a spectacular concert, where the most talented pupils of the ZUŠ from all over South Moravia will sit together with our musicians in the orchestra.
Keep your fingers crossed for us:-). We are looking forward to the concert.

Invitation To The Dance

The National Theatre Brno - Janáček Theatre

An hour-long concert full of beautiful music. These relaxed performances are particularly suited to those living with dementia and other similar health conditions, adults and children with additional learning needs, their carers and anybody who wishes to experience classical music in a relaxed and informal environment.

Elgar Festival 2025 - Relaxed Concert with DownsideUp

St Georges C of E Church

Representing a variety of majors across campus, the University Band is joined by the Maryland Community Band for a concert of traditional and contemporary wind band music in a performance perfect for all ages.

University & Community Band Concert

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Judaism in Music: an exploration of the contributions of the greatest Jewish composers to the repertoire

Brinton Averil Smith, Cello & Evelyn Chen, Piano

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

We are very happy that Lea Desandre and Thomas Dunford have agreed at short notice to perform their program "Idylle" in Langenbruck!

Lea Desandre and Thomas Dunford in Langenbruck

Reformierte Kirche Langenbruck

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Lucila Zavala Pérez is a student of Ana María Martínez.

Lucila Zavala Pérez, Soprano

Actress/director Tonya McKinny (co-director of productions at the Glimmerglass Festival and Houston Grand Opera) and acclaimed bass-baritone and director Ryan McKinny (“one of the finest singers of his generation” —Opera News) share their remarkable and multi-faceted talents as the 2024-25 Aleko Endowed Master Class artists.

Aleko Endowed Artists

Brockman Hall For Opera

Jean-Baptiste Lully once mocked the sound of the lute as a »mosquito hum«. Fortunately, not all composers saw it like this and appreciated its bright and silvery sound very much. When Thomas Dunford strums the lute, it becomes a heavenly partner for Lea Desandre’s agile mezzo soprano. And does so through all eras: her programme »Idylle« (Paradise) bridges the baroque and chanson.

Lea Desandre / Thomas Dunford / Song Recital

Elbphilharmonie

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.

Pépito 2025

AT&T Performing Arts Center

The poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women - Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta - he searches in vain for love for love and for himself. Will he draw the strength for art from his failure in life? art from his failures in life? Or will he fail in himself, even in alcohol? Like in a kaleidoscope, ever new constellations and shimmering colors constellations and shimmering colors German romanticism and French esprit.

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Staatsoper Hamburg

Embark on a musical odyssey with the MSO, from the rolling Appalachian hills to the stunning Blue Mountains, cruising down grand European rivers and journeying to a galaxy far, far away.

Journeys and Adventures

Kings Domain

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…

RB&O Cinema: The Tales of Hoffmann

Trinity Theatre

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

Fantasio's name says it all. With an overdose of humor, craziness and creative energy, the title character navigates through every situation, no matter how tricky, and turns everything upside down. A wonderful role model for Anna Weber, an expert in musical comedies and their adaptations for the stage. Wherever she directs, tears of laughter and a breath of fresh air are guaranteed. For Wiesbaden, she has unearthed an unknown gem by Jacques Offenbach with "Fantasio" and has woven the premiere cast into her new version with a singer.

Fantasio: Jacques Offenbach

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra kicks off the year with an original and captivating New Year's concert. Austria and France join hands in a festive celebration: traditional waltzes and polkas abound, complemented by the heartwarming music of Berlioz and Offenbach, creating a lively atmosphere. We applaud the bright sounds of Selina Ott, who shines in Henri Tomasi’s delightful Trumpet Concerto and engages in a spirited suite by Florent Schmitt with the orchestra. Together with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Lio Kuokman, we usher in the New Year on this musical journey from Vienna to Paris."

New Year's concert with Selina Ott

Queen Elisabeth Hall

At the turn of the year: highlights from operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet and Richard Wagner.

New Year's Concert

The Staatstheater Stuttgart

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

How well-versed are you in Greek mythology? Are you familiar with the characters of goddesses and gods? And who actually rode the Trojan horse?
The operetta The Beautiful Helen offers a little insight here: Helen was supposedly the most beautiful woman in the world in her time (around 1250 BC). Aphrodite, who had won the beauty contest with Athena and Hera, had promised Helen to the judge Paris as a prize. At the time of the contest, however, Helen was not free; she was married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The prize could therefore only be fulfilled by kidnapping Helen, which is ultimately seen as the trigger for the Trojan War.

The Beautiful Helena

Staatstheater Mainz

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.

Composer

Jacques Offenbach

Events

Upcoming events

11 - 24 Jun, 2026

Hoffmann's Tales (The Tales of Hoffmann) · Oper Graz

24 - 25 Jun, 2026

Copland Haydn Offenbach Weill · Munich Philharmonic

27 - 28 Jun, 2026

Orpheus in the Underworld · Toronto City Opera

Jul 3 - Aug 11, 2026

The Best of Classics & Opera with Ballet · Prague Music Orchestra

Jul 12, 2026

Mehta Hope Zukerman · Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Past events

11 - 24 Jun, 2026

Hoffmann's Tales (The Tales of Hoffmann) · Oper Graz

Jun 5, 2026

Hoffmanns tales · Volksoper Wien

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