Opera Connection: Les Contes d’Hoffman

Join opera expert Dennis Neil Kleinman in a lively, no-PhD-required of Les Contes d’Hoffman, a deliciously anti-Romantic work, rich in both melody and irony. Mr. Kleinman will show scenes from the opera, talk through the story and its themes, and explain its historical significance. Other topics of discussion will include why some opera melodies become ‘hits’, high culture vs pop culture, and the immigrant composer
from Offenbach to Gershwin.

Time: Saturday, Jan. 31,11:30 am (just prior to the Met Broadcast)

Place: Musical Hall Loft

Admission: $14 (includes light brunch)