Tales of Hoffmann

Name: Tales of Hoffmann
Start: 2026-03-15T14:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-15T17:30:00-05:00
Location: Marcus Performing Arts Center

Schedule

Sun Mar 15 2026 at 02:30 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Marcus Performing Arts Center | Milwaukee, WI

Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center
Run Time 3h, with one intermission
Performed in French with English subtitles
Rated PG
Tickets available at www.florentineopera.org/season-events/tales-of-hoffmann-25-26
The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) is a haunting opera that dives into the stormy, occasionally uncanny, love life of poet Hoffmann. In a series of flashbacks (and perhaps a bit too much wine), Hoffmann recounts three romantic escapades, each with its own fantastical twist—and each disastrously interrupted by a shadowy villain determined to ruin his good time. The opera is a blend of romance, heartbreak, and just the right dose of the surreal, proving that in Hoffmann’s world, if something seems too good to be true, it probably involves an evil doppelgänger or a mechanical doll.