| − | Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of nearly 100 light operas, notably "[[Orpheus]] in the Underworld", "La Perichole", and "La Belle Hélène." A serious opera, unfinished at his death, “The Tales of Hoffman” (completed by Guirard) is his most regularly performed and recorded work. | + | Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of nearly 100 light operas, notably "Orphée aux enfers" ("[[Orpheus]] in the Underworld"), "La Perichole", and "La Belle Hélène." A serious opera, unfinished at his death, "Les contes d'Hoffmann" (“The Tales of Hoffmann” - completed by Guirard) is his most regularly performed and recorded work. |