Cincinnati’s classical public radio station, 90.9 WGUC, celebrates Cincinnati Opera’s 100th anniversary with a series of special encore performances every Saturday at 1:00 PM through July, bringing opera to fans all summer long. Tune in to 90.9 WGUC or wguc.org to listen!

Offenbach’s one true opera, first performed in 1881, vaulted him into the realms of great operatic composers. A fantastic tale about a poet and the fates of his three true loves, The Tales of Hoffmann is, in many ways, a dark comedy, though it is flavored with an abundance of gorgeous musical moments.

Originally performed in 2006 at Cincinnati Music Hall
Music by Jacques Offenbach; libretto by Michel Carre and Jules Barbier
Emmanuel Plasson, conductor; Mark Streshinsky, stage director
Featuring Vinson Cole, Philippe Rouillon, Nathalie Paulin, Sarah Coburn, Milena Kitic, Ruxandra Donose