Jacque Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann” is a something of a puzzle — a big, multi-dimensional puzzle. First, there’s the opera: Offenbach died in 1880 before he completed it, and musicians have ...
Until recently, the music of Morgiane only existed in a single handwritten manuscript. Composer Edmond Dédé, a Black American living in exile in France, completed the nearly 550-page score in 1887. He ...
Le prophète is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, a key figure of the French grand opera tradition. The production will run from July 26 to August 4, 2024, as part of the Bard SummerScape festival at ...