Jacques Offenbach was a master of entertaining music and the inventor of the operetta. His 200th birthday is being celebrated in 2019, and nowhere more than in the city of his birth, Cologne, Germany.

There's a good number of set pieces from the lighter end of opera that would be instantly recognisable, and the 'Can-Can' is most certainly one of them. Close your eyes as you listen, and you can see ...

Admired yet underestimated: that was the fate of German-French operetta composer Jacques Offenbach, who died 140 ago. Here's a look back at his work. Dancers holding up high the seams of their frilly ...

Orphée aux enfers, 'Orpheus in the Underworld', Movements: Overture Marc Minkowski, Conductor Jacques Offenbach, Composer (Les) Musiciens du Louvre Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, 'Concerto ...

Offenbach, who also launched avant-garde innovations in stagecraft and design, played a leading role in cultural change, not only in music but also in literature, art, and politics, as he offered an ...

Donald Macleod on Jacques Offenbach - maestro of the Cancan and much more besides. Today’s episode we meet Offenbach on the brink of defeat – when he decides to launch his own theatre company, ‘Les ...

If there was one legend sure to source its fair share of opera, it had to be the tale of Orpheus, the Greek hero who could charm the birds out of the trees with his music. Monteverdi, Telemann, and ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach’s life throws a light on the political turbulence and identity within 19th century Europe. He struggled to break into ...