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Hartmut Schörghofer's updated concert staging receives strong singing from everyone and a thrilling orchestral performance.

Siegfried in Leipzig succeeds on all fronts: an engaging production, a great ensemble of singers and a well-conducted orchestra.

Musical charm and mighty images of this Götterdämmerung leave the audience mesmerised.

Budapest's Wagner Festival opens with an excellent Rheingold in a skilful combination of singing, acting and projections.

Iréne Théorin provides a spellbinding immolation scene, while Adam Fischer conjures a flawless orchestral performance to conclude Budapest's Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Sometimes the star performer isn’t one of the big romantic headline roles, or even the baritone villain. In this Siegfried, the performance that left me gasping was Gerhard Siegel’s Mime.

This production came together brilliantly to illustrate the story of Das Rheingold. But the star of the show was MüPa’s Béla Bartók Hall, with its extraordinary acoustic.

Im Janáček’schen Familien- und Beziehungschaos glänzten Dirigent Ingo Metzmacher und das Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper.