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A disappointing staging of Weber's supernatural opera by Compagnie 14:20 in Paris

A musically strong revival of an austere production still leaves one feeling short-changed.

The second instalment of the Erl Ring Cycle brings an even more lively staging, but with a somewhat mixed vocal performance.

Iolanta and Francesca da Rimini work particularly well as a double bill because both works share the theme of lovers who find themselves at the mercy of possessive forces. Iolanta's domineering father ultimately yields in Tchaikovsky's opera, but in Rachmaninov's the deceitful Lanceotto is not so accommodating.