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Aida Garifullina an exceptionally fine Violetta at Covent Garden
As Richard Eyre’s staging reaches its 30th anniversary, a new Violetta arrives on the Royal Opera block in what proves to be one of the best revivals in recent years.
Philosophy trumps passion in Glyndebourne’s Tristan
Magnificent conducting from Robin Ticciati and fine singers make Glyndebourne's latest revival of Lehnhoff’s production musically rewarding, but cerebral philosophical elevation overpowers the earthy reality of lust and love.
A semi-staged Tristan und Isolde at Glyndebourne
For social distancing reasons, the Festival dispensed with a full staging of Wagner's epic love story, allowing singers and orchestra to share the stage in an able compromise.
Pared-down Puccini: The Royal Opera's La bohème gains new urgency
A uniformly excellent ensemble enlivens the Royal Opera House's latest Bohème revival.
Master masons: Holten’s Meistersinger comes to Melbourne
Having offered a strong feminist reading of Wagner's Ring, could Kasper Holten do the same again for Die Meistersinger? Opera Australia's co-production had moments of excellence, but ultimately left the viewer with more questions than answers
Herheim’s lavish Vêpres siciliennes returns
A mural depicting Etna erupting is the only hint of Sicily in Stefan Herheim’s opulent staging, returning to Covent Garden for the first time since the Royal Opera’s Verdi bicentenary celebrations in 2013.