Performer: Prague National Theatre Opera Ballet

Aribert Reimann's Lear takes no prisoners in a disturbing portrayal of a world gone awry, but Barbora Horáková's scattergun direction adds to the confusion. 

The director drains the life out of an impassioned opera with a staging devoid of authenticity and ideas.

Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre.