Tag Archives: Tales of Hoffmann

Tales of Hoffmann Review – San Francisco Opera does it differently

Posted on June 18, 2013 by philip

This is the seventh performance and the fourth different production of Tales of Hoffmann that I have seen during just the past year – and by far the most different. Since I have already written three reviews, I don’t want to repeat myself by talking about the plot. If you are not already familiar with the plot of a classic production, you may want to read my review of the Pocket Opera production before proceeding with this review. Continue reading »

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Hoffmann Review – West Bay Opera presents a wonderfully integrated production

Posted on October 18, 2012 by philip

I never get tired of seeing Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann.  And a good thing, too, since in the space of three months I will have seen 6 performances of three quite different productions of the opera:  Continue reading »

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Pocket Opera’s Tales of Hoffmann Review – Worth Seeing Twice

Posted on July 28, 2012 by philip

The Opera-year 2012-13 promises to be a banner year for one of my favorite operas. Continue reading »

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MetHD Summer Encores

Posted on May 14, 2012 by philip

FYI here is the schedule of the six Encore performances that MetHD will be showing in June and July:  Continue reading »

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Tales of Hoffmann

Posted on December 20, 2009 by philip

TALES OF HOFFMANN
Offenbach
December 19, 2009
Met HD
Cinemark, Palo Alto, CA

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