Staatsoper unter den Linden

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Jacques Offenbach Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin The Unter den Linden opera house this week staged Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann with extraordinary set design by Lydia Steier. The set design is one of the best ever created for Offenbach's work—colorful, detailed, vibrant, and mysterious. The Staatskapelle, under the direction of the extraordinary Bertrand de Billy, was clear, cohesive, and brilliant. The voices were the highlight of the evening