Overview
- Bamberg opens the jubilee today with a concert reading from Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler’s writings at the E.T.A. Hoffmann-Theater, alongside a guided walk tied to local Hoffmann lore.
- Berlin plans a March return of Jacques Offenbach’s Hoffmann’s Tales, and Dresden’s Kügelgen-Haus will launch a new Hoffmann–Carl Maria von Weber exhibition on March 28.
- Hoffmann’s stories and criticism fueled landmark music from Schumann’s Kreisleriana to Offenbach’s opera, Delibes’ Coppélia, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Hindemith’s Cardillac and Busoni’s The Bride Choice.
- Born on January 24, 1776, in Königsberg, he pursued law and music, later reverting to civil service, and he adopted “Amadeus” in homage to Mozart as his third given name.
- Coverage also notes uneven contemporary engagement, with North Hesse booksellers and schools reporting low demand for Hoffmann despite renewed national attention.