Artiste: Mats Almgren

Forced to shift to online for the third episode of its Ring cycle, Göteborg Opera delivers absorbing new production by Stephen Langridge.

Olena Tokar's assured coloratura made an immediate success of the waltz with her convincingly adolescent appearance, rhythmic verve and stylish phrasing.

Crowning this cycle came a truly magnificent performance of Götterdämmerung, centred very much on Richard Farnes and his orchestra.

While the Welsh were merrily slaying Belgians in Euro 2016, one dragon was on the receiving end at the Royal Festival Hall.

Opera North's cycle offers a form of personal Wagner therapy: all four music dramas in concert performances, but with carefully choreographed video and lighting effects. 

Wenn eine der gefragtesten Sopranistinnen unserer Zeit in die Rolle ihrer berühmtesten Landsmännin schlüpft, ist der Grundstein für einen ereignisreichen Opernabend schon gelegt. Die schwedische Weltpremiere nach dem Film von Alfred Hitchcock zeigt in einer rundum gelungenen Produktion, dass auch zeitgenössische Opern noch eine große Zukunft haben können.