Artiste: Jeremy Peaker

Rodula Gaitanou sets Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's comedy in the Cinecittà film studios of the 1950s. 

Michael Barker-Craven directs and Renato Balsadonna conducts this successful revival of Puccini's La bohème in Opera North's production at Leeds Grand Theatre.

At a time when the “relevance” is bandied around all too frequently in relation to opera, Martinů's really does deserve that tag.