Tales of Hoffmann
Enjoy the Vienna State Opera's performance of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann.
It’s an all-Offenbach program from the Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts on the “Evening Concert”
You'll hear selections from “Orpheus in the Underworld” and arias from “The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein”.
“Opening Night Gala” from Pittsburgh on the “Evening Concert”.
Many famous and recognizable works on the program.
Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” ballet music and Ravel ‘barn-burner’ Bolero” on the"Evening Concert”
The ballet "Petrushka" was written in 1910-11, and revised in 1947; "Bolero" was written in 1928, originally for a ballet.
Underground repertory
Some are popular with radio listeners, but their music was largely unheard in the concert halls.