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Armida offers a compelling story, resonant issues and the spectacle of dueling wizards – but unfortunately, not in this production.

A strong international cast and fine musicianship from the orchestra carries on Strauss's legacy with a smart, antic romp.

The National Theater revives Jaromír Weinberger opera Schwanda the Bagpiper with energy, affection and overly active imagination.

Franz Schreker's innovative study of artistic aspiration and despair gets a fresh look and loving musical treatment.

Jiři Herman’s staging is authentically Japanese and focuses on the deliberate injustice of Butterfly's treatment, with strong performances in the lead roles.

A rare revival of Ernst Krenek's breakout opera hits all the wrong notes.

Willy Decker's enduring production gets smart treatment in a handsome revival.

Invigorating in the pit, Britten’s Billy Budd never gets its sea legs on the National Theatre stage.

Krakatit, an opera composed in the shadow of the Cold War, remains frighteningly relevant.

Fourteen years after it premiered in Vienna, a razor-sharp revival of Steve Reich's Three Tales still has the power to shock.

Clever staging in Prague breathes fresh life into subversive works that were kept secret during the composer's lifetime.