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Jay Scheib spices up the visual experience with digital content in his production of Parsifal. Sounds good. But is it?

The Bayreuth Festival's new Ring gets off to a promising start with a tautly directed Rheingold, but will we find out what it all means?

Despite some dramatic frustrations, at least in Oslo, Jones' production is saved by some truly outstanding singing.

François de Carpentries' Oslo production of The Barber of Seville was both unfunny and underwhelming. 

Calixto Bieito's Tosca, despite an intriguingly modern setting, fails to make sparks fly.

The revival of Calixto Bieito's Carmen in Oslo proves a bumpy ride, with uneven singing and orchestral playing, saved by Katarina Bradić's captivating portrayal of the title heroine.

Barrie Kosky's 2011 production confines the action of the opera to a stark white room. A fine ensemble of singers made for a successful evening.

Despite an excellent cast and some glorious singing, Stephen Langridge's oft-revived 2012 production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly never quite takes flight. 

Strassberger’s production of Don Giovanni raises interesting questions about modern society and our relationship with religion. Unfortunately, this production lacked focus, but is redeemed by occasionally glorious singing.

François de Carpentries’ Oslo production of The Barber of Seville is back for its fourth revival. The singing ranges from the uninteresting to the outright excellent, but the production can still provide a thoroughly entertaining evening at the opera.

Theodor Strassberger's Oslo production of Mozart's Don Giovanni offers a fresh, mostly well-sung take on an old classic.

Tobias Kratzers Regieansatz voller Anspielungen sowie Klaus Florian Vogts wandlungsfähige tenorale Leuchtkraft bleiben 2023 wiederum Bayreuther Publikumsmagnete.

In Yuval Sharons deutungsüberladener Inszenierung setzten Christian Thielemann am Pult sowie Klaus Florian Vogt als Lohengrin leuchtende Glanzpunkte.