Exploring Opera: “The Tales of Hoffmann”

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Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece is often disregarded as a “one-hit wonder” with a silly story. True, the “hit” (the famous “Barcarolle”) is pretty fabulous, but so is the entire opera. Join […]

Exploring Opera: “Tosca”

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In 1889, Puccini saw the play La Tosca – written for actress Sarah Bernhardt by French playwright Victorien Sardou – and immediately wanted to turn it into an opera. However, […]