On Monday 21 October 2024, Dr Joanna Neilly joined the cast and creatives of the Royal Ballet and Opera at an event exploring the background to Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann. Dr Neilly, an expert on E.T.A. Hoffmann and German Romanticism, provided expert insight into the life and work of Hoffman, on whose stories Offenbach’s opera is based. Insights: The Tales of Hoffman was recorded live and can be viewed in full here.
About Dr Neilly
Dr Neilly teaches and researches German literature and culture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Her first book focuses on E.T.A. Hoffmann, in particular, Hoffmann’s depictions of ‘the Orient’ and his engagement with, and criticism of, popular orientalist stereotypes of his time. Beyond her work on Hoffman, she has published widely on German Romanticism and is currently working on a project about Romanticism’s contemporary relevance. Dr Neilly also enjoys public engagement work and is a recurring contributor to Aaron Cohen’s award-winning podcast series on the composer Gustav Mahler, Embrace Everything, where she applies her expertise in the influence and reception of German Romanticism and German literature to paint the literary background for the world of Mahler and his music. Her most recent publication, German Romanticism and Latin America: New Connections in World Literature (co-edited with Jenny Haase) was published in January 2024.