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 ...

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.

There’s something about the creative process that is intriguing, especially to non-artists. Stories about writers, composers, and artists are popular subject matter for literature and the theater.

But tears flowed once more at the portrayal of Antonia, Hoffmann’s doomed second love. The young woman is bed-bound; she uses crutches and a wheelchair to mobilize. Pained is her countenance, for she ...

Romance is in the air at Opéra Louisiane. Make that failed romance, when the company opens Jacques Offenbach's grand opera, "The Tales of Hoffmann," on Friday in the Raising Cane's River Center ...

Palm Beach Opera continued its 62nd 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 air ...

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 ...